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Himalayan Cataract Project supports eye health in remote communities

In February, Global Impact is focusing on global health and the environments and obstacles that people around the world face on their path to wellness. Global Impact’s featured charity partner, Himalayan Cataract Project, works to screen communities for eye disease and provide restorative eye surgery for a minimal cost. To support this charity and other […]

20/20 vision: How the Himalayan Cataract Project cures blindness in 20 minutes for $20

A group of women sitting down outside and looking at the camera. Logo: cureblindness.org Himalayan Cataract Project

The 2 million cataract surgeries that are performed in the U.S. each year make the procedure feel routine, when actually the results are quite extraordinary. Last year, I had an opportunity to personally see this in action. In early 2020, right before the COVID-19 pandemic halted non-essential medical procedures, my dad underwent cataract surgery in […]