Are the outcomes good or bad?

Generally the outcomes are good but, some people may not want to see the poverty in their community or the suffering going on around them. But Fred hollows Foundation is trying to change this.

What are some outcomes?

 

 -Make an income -see the faces of their love ones

     -Provide food for their family -get a job

-An education -able to drive -mobility, see were their going

-Cook a meal -watch TV -read a book -play a sport

-generally happy

The list is endless…..

What was Fred Hollows vision?

Fred Hollows had a vision of ending avoidable blindness. He worked tirelessly to restore sight to the needlessly blind in developing countries.

What’s Fred’s legacy

 

Fred’s legacy is that, he has restored hope into peoples life he has set up the Fred Hollows Foundation and Since 1992, The Foundation has restored the sight of well over one million people and trained more than 30,000 eye health workers; achievements Fred would be proud of

What eye health care does he and the foundation do?

The foundation mainly focus on cataract blindness because half of the global blindness is caused by cataracts – a clouding of the lens of the eye that can be treated by a simple surgical procedure – and the World Bank has identified cataract surgery as one of the most cost-effective of all public health interventions. They also tackle other causes of blindness, including trachoma and refractive error.

What has the Fred Hollows Foundation done to make Fred’s vision a reality?

An estimated 39 million people who live in the world today are blind. Four out of five don't need to be - their condition is easily treatable or preventable .The Fred Hollows Foundation works to restore sight and end avoidable blindness in more than 29 developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Pacific .They focus on the comprehensive treatment of cataracts which are responsible for around half of all global blindness. Modern cataract surgery using an intraocular lens (IOL) takes just 20 minutes and can cost as little as $25. In fact, the World Bank states that cataract surgery is one of the most highly cost-effective interventions that can be offered in the developing world .They also tackle other causes of avoidable blindness including glaucoma, pytergium, trachoma and refractive error .Since 1992, The Fred Hollows Foundation has restored the sight of well over one million people and trained more than 30,000 eye health workers; achievements I think Fred would be proud of.

What does the Fred Hollows foundation do?

And I quote,The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ works in the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste where more than 80,000 people are needlessly blind. We train local eye health workers and support them to deliver high quality eye care services in their own communities. We also build and equip eye clinics, and run a surgical outreach program into remote and under-serviced communities .Our training and support establishes locally controlled and delivered eye care programs that prevent and treat avoidable blindness. Our work also contributes directly to poverty reduction by reversing the decreased productivity and social isolation that many people experience when they lose their sight .In 2011 alone, we restored sight to more than 6,000 people, trained 44 eye health workers and held 14 surgical outreaches in remote communities.