Our stories

In Papua New Guinea, four adult siblings had been living with blindness for years. Rose and her brothers Bulu, Lipi and Disem.

Salome, a 53-year-old mother of four from Solomon Islands life changed when her vision began to deteriorate.

Masi, an eight-year-old boy from Fiji, has had an avoidable blindness in both eyes for nearly his whole life.

Cataract surgery restored Ivan’s sight and with it, his sense of purpose.

Dr Elenoa’s journey into eye care began at Lautoka Hospital, where she started working in ophthalmology.

Vasemaca has been unnecessarily blind in her left eye since she was just three months old.

Siafy had cataracts in both eyes for over thirty years. Thanks to sight-saving surgery, he can go back to providing for his family.

Zaydan, a brave 6-year-old boy from Fiji, had to travel far from home and go through two eye operations in just three days, plus weeks of recovery, to get his sight back.

Dr Epeli is from a small coastal village in northern Fiji. Thanks to our incredible community of supporters, he has found his passion in eye care.

“This surgery will change my life. The eyes are the lights to life.” – Rupeni

Thanks to sight-saving cataract surgery, Louro can go back to providing for his family.

I am very happy when I see my patients. When they take off the plasters from their eye and they can see.

Hesalyn had cataracts in both eyes for over three years.

For the first time in four years, Maya can see again, thanks to our remarkable donors.

I can’t wait to make coconut scrapers just like before, or even a canoe.

“I’m so thankful that there are people out there that care for other people’s wellbeing.” – Jone