Quick answer: Heat, UV exposure, chlorine, wind, and faster tear evaporation combine to irritate the eyes during summertime. Ten habits, from hydration to UV-blocking sunglasses to regular screen breaks, meaningfully
SEE Vision Care (SVC) joined United Way of Santa Barbara County’s national award-winning “Fun in the Sun” program this summer.
SEE’s Humanitarian of the Year Award honors the dedication and achievement of volunteer ophthalmologists and partners who are committed to ending preventable blindness.
Since 2001, PeaceHealth’s international humanitarian health mission program, PazSalud, has been serving the people of El Salvador, bringing hope and healing through collaborative medical missions.
This year, SEE International returned to Engela State Hospital in Namibia to collaborate with longtime partner and world-renowned volunteer ophthalmologist Dr. Helena Ndume.
This month, our local SEE Vision Care (SVC) team joined dozens of local organizations at the Santa Barbara Senior Expo, held at the Earl Warren Showgrounds.
SEE International recently hosted a special wine reception and luncheon that brought together supporters, friends, and staff to celebrate our shared mission of restoring sight worldwide.
High above the clouds, deep within what is called the “death zone” of Mount Everest, Bo Parfet felt his body breaking down.
SEE’s Education & International Programs Coordinator, Gina Fernandez, traveled to Ecuador to witness the impact of our sight-restoring work.
SEE has recently joined with Johnson & Johnson to help shape the future of ophthalmic care in India.
In May 2025, PazSalud and Rosales National Hospital in San Salvador came together once again, with the support of SEE International and Alcon, to provide free cataract surgeries for some of El Salvador’s most vulnerable patients.
For Cataract Awareness Month, we sat down with two local patients, Imelda and Sandra, at our Santa Barbara headquarters to hear about their experience with cataracts and share their journeys toward restored vision.
Last month, SEE International’s President & CEO Don Bell traveled to the remote town of Nuevo Progreso in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.
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.
