USA
Dr. Helena Ndume Is Recognized for Her Impact
Dr. Helena Ndume was recently awarded both the Forbes Woman Africa Social Impact Award and the Lions Clubs International Humanitarian Award.
What We Do
SEE International is a non-profit organization helping to end preventable blindness in the United States and across the globe. We provide free eye care and sight-restoring surgeries to those in need. SEE is proud to be a top-rated US charity by Charity Navigator, Guidestar and BBB's give.org.
We Go Where There's a Need
We connect volunteers with local clinics in over 40 countries, then provide supplies and logistical support for their network.
We Provide Transformative Eye Care
Every year, our medical teams perform tens of thousands of free vision screenings and sight-restoring surgeries.
We Recruit Volunteer Experts
Our network of 650 eye care professionals is dedicated to restoring sight to to the world's most vulnerable populations.
You can help us save someone's sight
The World Health Organization predicts the number of blind people worldwide will triple to 108 million by 2050 - mostly in areas where resources for high-quality eye care are scarce.
Over 75% of blindness cases are preventable or treatable with basic care and low-cost surgery.
Only $25 Helps Restore Sight
Where we work
Our volunteer teams travel around the world and throughout the U.S. to provide critical eyecare and train other doctors to do the same, creating more sustainable eyecare systems across the globe.
United States
Since 2006, we've delivered essential eye care to underserved communities throughout the United States.
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Caribbean
SEE has established eye care clinics in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and more.
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Latin America
We work extensively throughout Central and South America, with a concentration of programs in Mexico as well.
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Africa
Every year, SEE collaborates with local doctors across 17 African countries - and counting.
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Asia
We've been working with local eye care professionals all across Asia since SEE was first established in 1974.
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Oceania
Our volunteer doctors travel to communities in Fiji, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, and more.
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650,000+
sight-restoring
surgeries
Your support for 45 years has helped
SEE make a difference in the world.
Stories from the Field
USA
Serving Our Community at SBVC Goleta
SBVC is happy to have started the new year strong by serving our community so individuals like Marina and Rosa could get the care they needed!
Ghana
Training the Next Generation of Humanitarian Doctors
Volunteer SEE Ophthalmologist Dr. Thomas Baah hosted a Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) training course at his clinic in Accra, Ghana.
USA
Support MSICS Training Programs for #GivingTuesday!
#GivingTuesday is an annual day of activism that takes place the Tuesday following Thanksgiving.
Namibia
SEE’s World Sight Day Clinic
World Sight Day is an international day of awareness dedicated to spreading the word about the global need for eyecare.
USA
2021 Humanitarian of the Year Awards
In 2014, SEE launched the annual Humanitarian of the Year Award
why sight matters
Preventable blindness creates unnecessary hardships for thousands of people worldwide, including enormous financial burdens as their inability to see disallows them from working to support their families or themselves. People with vision impairments also experience higher rates of violence and abuse, and their family members are more likely to experience anxiety or depression.
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SEE provides essential and transformative eye care and surgery around the world.
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Office: (805) 963-3303
Donations: (844) 571-2410
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