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 patients a year, provide 360
pairs of eyeglasses, and refer 300 patients for additional services (including
125 for surgery, the most common surgery being cataracts, the leading cause of
blindness globally). Depending on the region, a single VC creates immediate
access to long-term eye care for 50,000 to 500,000 people.
Thriveluzern
supports and invests in revolutionary eye care technology that improves
diagnostics, treatment, or service delivery. Our groundbreaking wide-field
Pristine 5.0 Retinal Camera (formerly Vistaro), developed in collaboration with
Remidio Innovative Solutions, is currently being field-tested in India,
Mozambique, Ukraine, and Thailand. Pristine 5.0 is a portable, durable, and
cost-effective tool for eye care clinics to diagnose and treat conditions such
as CMV retinitis and diabetic retinopathy.
Your
support makes all of this possible. Thank you.
