Our Motivation

 The People SEE International Serves

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 37 million blind people in the world.  Of these people:

• 90% live in developing countries
• 80% of the cases are avoidable or treatable
• 48% are blind due to cataracts

The WHO website describes the socio-economic impact of blindness:

“The visually impaired person and his/her family face serious social challenges. Directly and indirectly visual impairment interferes with many daily activities. In the case of adults, the possibilities for gainful employment are severely limited as is their participation in many activities. To this is often added a loss of social status and self esteem. The physical limitations and psychosocial implications of visual impairment cannot be measured in exact monetary terms. Nevertheless, it is clear that they diminish the quality of life not only for blind persons, but for their families as well.”
SEE primarily focuses on bilaterally blind patients who would not otherwise have access to eye care and surgery.