The SEE Blog

SEE’s President & CEO Journeys to Hospital de la Familia

May 20, 2025

Last month, SEE International’s President & CEO Don Bell traveled to the remote town of Nuevo Progreso in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.

“De Campo a Campo” Brings Vision Services to Farmworkers

May 16, 2025

SEE Vision Care (SVC) recently launched De Campo a Campo (From Field to Field), a new mobile outreach initiative designed to bring essential eyecare directly to agricultural fields.

Patient Stories

Angel’s Story, A Day-by-Day Journal

Little Angel was born with congenital cataracts – one of the most easily treated causes of blindness in infants.

October 15, 2015

Stories from the field

Dr. Janak Shah – 100 SEE Programs & Counting

On Friday, September 13, 2013, SEE volunteer Dr. Janak Shah, MBBS D.O., left his family and busy practice in Mumbai, and boarded a plane to Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.

October 15, 2015

Stories from the field

SEE International Doctors Restore Sight to City In Zambia

SEE International is proud to congratulate Drs. Luis Arévalo Soto and Ximena Guzmán de Arévalo for a successful surgical program to treat blindness in Chongwe, Zambia.

October 15, 2015

Events

World Sight Day 2015

As fall arrives, I am reminded of a trip I took some years ago to a conference at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

October 8, 2015

Stories from the field

When Dr. Kris Karlen and ophthalmic technician Charles Narh volunteered with SEE International to perform free eye surgeries in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), they expected it to be a routine expedition.

October 1, 2015

Events

Humanitarian of the Year Awards 2015

In honor of World Sight Day in 2015, SEE launched an annual Humanitarian of the Year Award, to recognize the outstanding dedication and achievement of volunteer ophthalmologists committed to ending avoidable blindness.

September 22, 2015

SEE News

Dr. Ndume’s 2015 Mandela Award Speech

On July 24, 2015, SEE volunteer Dr. Helena Ndume of Namibia became the winner of the first-ever United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize for her sight-restoring work and dedication to humanity.

July 24, 2015

Stories from the field

My Amazing Experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (which was known as Zaire until 1997) is one of the poorest countries in the world, with very low access to vision care.

July 22, 2015

SEE News

Ralphs Community Contribution Program

Thanks to Ralphs Grocery Stores, we have found a very easy way for you to support SEE. All you need to do is become a member of Ralph’s Community Contribution Program!

March 9, 2015