Phan was eleven when his eyes "started to go funny". Three years later he couldn't see the blackboard at school. Sight restoring surgery means he can get an education and has hope for a better future.
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  • Tackling trachoma Fred's way in Kenya

    Thirty-five years since Professor Fred Hollows conducted a nationwide trachoma survey of Australian Indigenous communities, The Foundation is tackling the disease in two remote districts of Kenya.

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  • Blindness a 'major health burden': UN

    The fight against avoidable blindness has received additional support with heads of states and governments at a United Nations Summit recognising eye disease as "a major health burden for countries around the globe".

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  • Foundation joins with Sightsavers to tackle trachoma.
    Foundation joins with Sightsavers to tackle trachoma

    The Foundation is extending its reach in Africa through a new partnership with UK based not-for-profit Sightsavers.

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Professor Fred Hollows examining the eye of seven year old Tran Van Giap at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) in Hanoi (Vietnam) in 1992. Photo courtesy of www.michaelamendolia.com.
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