Across the world, women make up 64.5% of the visually impaired population. Over the last few years, we have seen that in some developing nations, men are 46% more likely to receive sight-restoring surgery compared to their female counterparts. According to the Royal National Institute of Blind People, one out…

Across the globe, many suffer from vision loss and/or blindness that could have been avoided entirely. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has made the 13th of October World Sight Day. …

Tackling blindness is part of the UN initiative that aims to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Charitable initiatives, such as the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation, that improve eye health amongst children grant greater opportunities for employment and health in adulthood. According to the National Library of Medicine…

After the success of the last year, the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation is beginning to move into new regions. In just one year, the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation operated on and cured over 17,000 people in Nepal. …

For many people, when their sight is lost so is their independence. 81-year-old Singye’s story is of a cataract operation that benefitted not just him, but his family too and proves that sight opens the doors to economic success. Singye spent his 81 years happy and fulfilled, living in the…

This month, the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation traveled to the Kingdom of Bhutan on a mission to eradicate cataract blindness to reduce extreme poverty. …

In many rural communities across the globe, people are needlessly suffering from blindness and visual impairments. This often leads to the descent into poverty, creating a life of hardship for those affected. Blindness and visual defects have become increasingly prevalent in many developing countries across the world. …

Before any surgeries take place, be it at a regional hospital, or at an outreach microsurgical eye camp (OMEC), a rigorous screening effort is conducted by a Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation team throughout various regions and reaches out to marginalised communities. Screening is a process which involves an ophthalmologist…

On a hot and humid day in Kapilavastu, Hari Pokhrel often spends his day sitting outside his hut. After losing his sight, he and his wife are nervous that their resources will quickly run out. Hari and his family weren’t always poor. Prior to his blindness, he was a hardworking…