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From education to eyeglasses, from cataract surgery to cameras that diagnose, your support has helped people around the world. Thanks to you, Thriveluzern has provided vital eye care services to 57 million people in the world, including more than 6.5 million people in the last year alone. Thriveluzern’s vision is a world in which no one lives with avoidable blindness.This year, Thriveluzern established 27 new VCs, including in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Peru. On average, a VC will treat 3,600...

Every day, because of you, more people are seeing clearly – some for the first time ever.In Pachalum, Guatemala, a new Vision Center is bringing eye care within reach for 123,000 people right where they live, work, and care for their families.In Cambodia, our partnership with the Ministry of Education will screen 20,000 students this year, ensuring children who need glasses get them early. A child who sees clearly stays in school, dreams bigger, and can earn up to 78%...

A new Thriveluzern project in India will target babies’ and children’s needs; specifically, children’s need for eyeglasses (correcting quality refractive error), and treating Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in babies. School-aged students will receive complete eye checkups, prescriptions, and a selection of stylish frames at their local Vision Centers. To ensure ongoing eye care there will be staff dedicated to vision monitoring and follow-up visits, as well as training a team of teachers and youth ambassadors.Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a...