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Reaching the Unreached On June 27th, the Sight Relief team embarks on one of its most challenging and inspiring missions yet, to the remote, mountainous villages of Upper Chitral, the most northern and hard-to-reach communities we’ve ever served. Our Mission: Identify...

Diabetic Retinopathy Screening at Ghazi Eye Camp Following the April launch of the Haripur pilot study, Sight Relief continued its momentum in May with a successful eye camp held on May 25th at the Type D Hospital in Ghazi, Haripur. This event offered not only...

Advancing Eye Care from Clinics to Communities   In April 2025, Sight Relief proudly hosted Dr. Andrew Blaikie, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Global Eye Health Lead at the University of St Andrews, for a landmark visit to Pakistan. His time in the country marked...

As we close out 2024, the Sight Relief team is excited to share our plans for 2025. The winter season, with extreme weather and safety concerns limiting our ability to travel north into Chitral, is redirecting our efforts toward capacity building and community...

In November 2024, we conducted two days of eye camps in Bara, screening 214 patients and performing 87 cataract surgeries in parallel with outpatient screenings. This marked our second camp where surgical procedures were conducted alongside our screening efforts,...

In October 2024, we proudly embarked on our first collaboration with Muslim Charity for a four-day eye screening event in Kashmir. Over the course of the camp, we screened 1,475 patients, marking a significant milestone as we conducted cataract surgeries for the first...

September was spent preparing for the mass screening camps in October.

In August 2024, our team revisited the Sehberg Trust, where we conducted eye screenings for 233 women and children. This initiative aimed to address the specific needs of these communities, ensuring they received essential eye care and access to glasses. The event was...

In June 2024, our dedicated Sight Relief team in Pakistan provided vital eye care to 1,535 patients in Upper Chitral. The team consisted of four optometrists, two dispensing opticians, and four support staff for patient registration and vision measurement. The team...

In May 2024, our dedicated volunteers Ian Christie and Ronya Naeem embarked on an unforgettable journey in the Hindu Kush mountains. They fully embraced the local culture and engaged hands-on in providing eye care, dispensing glasses and eye drops after completing a...