Slide 1

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 2

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 3

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 4

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 5

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 6

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 7

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 8

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 9

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 10

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 11

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments


Slide 12

Rotarians &
friends making
blindness history

Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
Hertfordshire, England
© Community Initiatives

www.roisight.org

What’s this
about?

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

2

It’s about
Preventing vision loss &
restoring sight for peoples
in developing countries

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

3

ROI provides low cost
ophthalmoscopes to screen for
early signs of detectable eye &
other life threatening conditions
It applies (TRF)
matching grants to
fund eye-care
treatments
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

4

75% of impending
blindness is preventable
or curable

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

5

Early diagnosis & follow
up treatments are critical if
we are to make a difference

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

6

The scale of the challenge

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

7

We live in a world where






The vision of 314m people is impaired
37 million people are currently blind
Up to 2 million could go blind next year
Some 80% are over 50
A child goes blind every minute

and yet 75% ... yes 75%
can be prevented,
or cured
Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

8

We live in a world where
By 2020 without early
diagnosis & treatment, the
world’s blind population will
grow to …

75 million individuals
(Source WHO)

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

9

Cataract is the leading
cause of blindness
It’s responsible for 47% of the world’s
blind … that’s nearly 20 million people
A 20 minute operation, costing as little
as £14 (US $20) will change,
potentially save a life

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

10

Acknowledgements
Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators
international author, Ken Follett & Sir John Major,
former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO
SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisor Richard Vobes;
as well as the following who also freely donated time,
energy and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many
Standard Chartered Bank
Hertbeat FM, Knebworth
Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula
Community Initiatives

Stevenage Grange Rotary Club
www.roisight.org

11

Photographic donations
Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist,
Blantyre, Malawi
WHO

From earlier screening …

VISION 2020:
The Right To Sight
Sight Savers International
Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited
ORBIS

… to TRF funded treatments