Haiti

50% of all individuals who suffer from blindness in the Caribbean reside in Haiti, with the largest of those cases being cataracts. Low-income communities have the highest risk of this pathology because they lack access to good eye care, doctors, equipment, and eye clinics. 30,000+ cases are identified each year however very little can be done. We need to raise awareness to aid in preventing blindness and give Haiti hope for a brighter future.

CharityVision works to strengthen eye care services in the community. We regularly conduct awareness and eye screening campaigns with our partners to prevent this pathology and refractive errors for kids and adults. Our vulnerable and low-income community benefits from a 70% to 80% reduction per cataract surgery. We facilitate funding for eye surgeries through generous donations from organizations, families, and individuals with hearts for restoring sight.

Port-au-Prince:
- Clinique Jeannot Cadet
- Grace Children Hospital
- Claire Vision
- General Hospital of Port-au-Prince (HUEH)
- Clinique Vision 2020
- Haitian National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (CNPC)
- Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health)
- The University of Haiti Optometry and Ophthalmology
Gonaives and Cap Haitien:
- Vision Plus Clinique
Les Cayes:
- Brenda Strafford Foundation Hospital
Oaunaminthe:
- Medi Center (Oaunaminthe Clinic)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Essilor OneSight

See Haiti's Annual Report

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Glasses Donated:
2,287

Haiti Annual Report

2023

Patients screened:
56,093

Surgeries Performed:
2,483

Outreaches:
36

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Stories from the field

Hear from our Caribbean Director, Dr. Ritza, and other patients about their journey to fight vision impairment in Haiti! Thanks to Claire Vision's efforts in partnership with CharityVision, we will bridge the gap of eye care accessibility in Haiti.

Obène Derivières is a teacher suffering from cataracts. Thank you to our partnership with Claire Vision, he can start teaching again!

Denise Jean-Baptiste won't feel like a burden to her family after her lifesaving cataract surgery. She can go back to work now!

Meet The Team

Caribbean Director
“Working at CharityVision is not ordinary to me—it means much more. Mainly, it provides service opportunities for my people and my country. It makes miracles happen, and being part of a greater cause than myself feels good. More than co-workers, we are a big family that changes Haitian lives through vision. I love our mission and our commitment to it.”
Spencer@charityvision.org

Administrative Assistant
“I am happy to support my community while ensuring patient follow-ups, especially to those who take our work as a blessing in their lives. As the only woman on the staff, I add a special touch to our work. I am proud to work with CharityVision—an organization that fights eye diseases in Haiti, especially cataracts.”

Messenger/Courier
“I love that I promote CharityVision’s cause… I feel good when we can reach out to the most vulnerable areas where people constantly suffer from eye diseases, and we sincerely serve them. My biggest joy is the happiness we bring to the community. I love to see that we can still be happy while serving others.”

Coordinator of “Vision For All”
“I love to serve my community. I am delighted to be able to work at CharityVision International and grow our "Vision for All" program. I greatly appreciate CharityVision's mission and our work within our company. I like the fact that we are targeting the most vulnerable.”