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  • Tackling blindness in China

    Lan Chengchou and Zhou Jingguang are both blind with bilateral cataracts. And they are longing to see their family and friends again. See how The Fred Hollows Foundation is restoring sight and dignity to people like Lan and Zhou in China.

  • Video: Tackling blindness in China

    Lan Chengchou and Zhou Jingguang are both blind with bilateral cataracts. And they are longing to see their family and friends again. See how The Fred Hollows Foundation is restoring sight and dignity to people like Lan and Zhou in China.

  • Jet - Shine on for Fred Hollows

    A video tribute (full version) to Australian eye surgeon Fred Hollows, featuring music by Jet. Thank you to Jet and all The Fred Hollows Foundation's supporters for helping Fred's work to shine on.

  • 525,000 blind in southern Sichuan

    One of China’s most populous regions has a blindness rate twice as high as other parts of the country, a new study reveals. In the southern part of Sichuan Province, which is famed for its spicy cuisine, an estimated 525,000 people are blind. The findings came after The Fred Hollows Foundation conducted the first Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) in southern Sichuan.

  • China

    The People's Republic of China has a population of 1.3 billion and, with more blind people than the total population of Denmark or Ireland, accounts for approximately 17% of the world’s blind population.

  • World Sight Day 2010 - China

    The Fred Hollows Foundation’s China team has much to celebrate with our main partners, the Jiangxi Provincial Government, on World Sight Day. In 2010, the Jiangxi Provincial Government concluded a one year initiative which supported more than 160,000 free cataract surgeries. The Provincial government will continue to provide free surgeries - a huge benefit for people living in regions where the cost of surgery is often higher than a year’s wage. More than eight hospitals will participate in the celebrations in Nanchang City.

  • Foundation-trained surgeons restore sight to thousands in China

    Surgeons trained by The Foundation have taken part in a campaign to provide free surgery to 100,000 cataract patients, with one surgeon restoring sight to 7,900 people. Hospitals in Jiangxi Province, where The Foundation's work is concentrated, participated in the Chinese government's Brightness and Smile initiative to reduce the enormous backlog of patients needing cataract surgery.