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Your generous donation to IVI will not only help stop ‘preventable’ blindness, particularly among children from underprivileged communities, but also help strengthen the eye care delivery infrastructure in India.

Uncorrected refractive error remains a major cause of avoidable vision impairment and the second most common cause of blindness in India. Visual impairment caused by this issue is preventable or treatable, usually through a simple pair of glasses.

Your contribution will help meet the challenge of reversing the rather grim eye care situation for our country, currently ranking among countries with the highest number of visually impaired population.

You could also donate towards a range of other IVI initiatives in the following key areas:

› Capacity building
› Leadership initiatives
› Optometry Education & Research
› Creating awareness about eye care
› Vision screening & provision of glasses

For details about IVI initiatives you wish to support, please email your queries to [email protected]

 
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Walk in the Dark

Creating awareness about the importance of eye care and the role played by Optometrists in eradicating ‘preventable’ blindness is an important component of IVI’s long term strategic plan. 

Walk in the Dark is a one of its kind awareness initiative to creating awareness about the importance of eye care and the role played by Optometrists in eradiating ‘preventable’ blindness. The Walk involves walking ‘blindfolded’ while being guided by a visually challenged local students. Local dignitaries and people from all walks of life join the walk to create awareness.

You can either donate towards the cost of organizing the entire Walk or for separate components supporting participation of visually challenged children, ranging from Rs 25,000/- to Rs 1,00,000

 

Eye See & I work

Your donation of Rs 500 towards a pair of spectacles will provide someone the opportunity to continue to work to their full potential and earn a decent living! 

Uncorrected refractive error remains a major cause of avoidable vision impairment and the second most common cause of blindness in India. Visual impairment caused due to uncorrected refractive error is preventable or treatable, usually through a simple pair of spectacles. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 3.93 crore, including 16 lakh children in India, are blind or visually impaired due to uncorrected refractive error.  Equally bothering is the fact that India loses approximately 126,500 crores in lost productivity due to uncorrected refractive error.

Lead the change with us to prevent avoidable blindness. Support Eye See & I Work.

All donations shall qualify for deductions u/s 80 G of the Income Tax Act 1961. 

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Eye See & I Learn

Eye see & I Learn is our campaign to screen the vision of underprivileged children from schools across India.

Did you know a child’s education depends primarily on vision as 80% of what a child learns is visually processed? In India, vision impairment for refractive error is a serious problem, affecting 1 in 20 children. That’s over 1 million children who need glasses. Many underprivileged children go untreated due to the lack of awareness and lack of access to eye care services. This is a huge problem, but there is a solution. In most cases, a pair of spectacles is all it takes to correct a child’s vision and help them see well.

YOU can help a child see better, stay in school, learn better and have a chance for a better future. A small donation of 60 rupees helps screen the vision of one child and provide free spectacles to those who require them.   

 

Strengthening Education and Research

IVI provides financial assistance through Research Grants to Optometry students to develop their interest towards research and support their research projects as part of their course requirement. Also Higher Education Scholarships are provided to assist Optometry research scholars to pursue their PhD in India. Your donation can thus strengthen Optometry education and practice resulting in better eye care services for the needy.

By donating - 
•INR 10,000: You can support research grant for ONE under/post graduate student
•INR 4,00,000: You can support the entire cost for a scholar to pursue her/his PhD research
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Continuous Professional Development

Professional development programs are essential for keeping up-to date with recent advances in optometry and eye care. Identifying the need for conducting tailor-made programs, IVI delivers several specialty training programs for optometry professionals throughout the year. 

You can donate either the cost of one workshop or specific components ranging from Rs 25,000/-  to Rs 2,50,000/- 

Please contact IVI to discuss possible support for IVI initiatives.
 

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