Gift the Curable Blind the Miracle of Sight
The Society for The Prevention & Cure of Blindness was founded in 1960 by Late Haji Hasan Ali P. Ebrahim, a philanthropist with a love for mankind and a deep sense of concern for the underprivileged in our society, especially the blind and the near blind. The founder devoted the next 20 years of his life to this noble cause.
Facilities
Phacoemulsification
Autorefractometry
A-Scan Ultrasound
YAG Laser
Keratometry
Our Aims & Objectives
Prevention
We publish literature and distribute it free to create awareness about eye diseases, prevention, treatment, etc. We also train school teachers, social workers and others as the first line of defence to raise consciousness of matters related to eye care.
Cure
We organize free camps in villages and small towns thus taking the cure to the doorsteps of our poor and needy and making all requisite arrangements for treatment including Operation Theatres, Surgical Instruments, Medicines, Spectacles, etc.
5,952 free eye camps performing 1,473,790 eye operations.
Free treatment to 9,790,743 patients.
Supplied 680,000 spectacles free of charge.
60-bed APWA Shirin Bano Eye hospital.
Supplied 680,000 spectacles free of charge.
60-bed APWA Shirin Bano Eye hospital.
661 Eye Corneas from Sri Lanka and England for restoring eyesight.
Published literature and distributed it free on a mass scale to create eye care consciousness
Blindness in Pakistan
The problem of blindness is widespread throughout Pakistan. An estimated amount of 2.5 million people are either blind or near blind and unfortunately, the rate of blindness is increases per year.
We Must Act Now!
Help us in the fight to eradicate preventable blindness. We need your time, talent and treasure.
There are currently approximately 200,000 free cataract operations being performed annually but there are more than 400,000 new cases occurring in our population every year adding to the army of the blind. Let's wake up and do more otherwise Pakistan will slowly but surely become more blind.
You can help us by Sponsoring Eye Camps
Target for the Year 2023-2024
300 Free Eye Camps
100,000 Free Eye Operations
Treating 600,000+ Patients