Pakistan

Pakistan has one of the highest blindness rates for children in the world, and yet there is no government funding for cataract surgery. Consequently, nonprofits carry the full burden of providing assistance to patients in need.
Our School Eye Screening Program, called SightBuddies, should be on a mass level in the next few years.

CharityVision founded a hospital in Mansehra, Pakistan that performs 3,000 cataract surgeries each year. We also partner with other ophthalmologists who perform screenings in remote villages.

Our Partners

Current Projects

Sending Equipment

CharityVision’s warehouse plays a crucial role in the fight against blindness by serving as the central hub for acquiring, sorting, and shipping eyeglass frames and lenses to Uganda. Thanks to generous donations from optical companies and supporters, our warehouse team meticulously inspects, organizes, and packages thousands of frames and lenses. We are currently preparing their very first shipment ever to ensure our local eye care partners in Uganda receive the necessary resources to provide life-changing vision correction.
New Partnerships

Country Director Juliet Nalubowa is connecting with new partners. Our 2025 goal is 18 partnerships with local hospitals and clinics, doubling our efforts from 2024.
School Eye Screenings

The Uganda team aims to collaborate with schools and businesses to ensure that children in need receive accessible eye care. This marks the inaugural year for the program's implementation. There is an urgent demand for portable equipment to be delivered to outreach events, along with additional personnel or technicians to assist with screenings.

Our Team

“I grew up in a remote area outside of Islamabad. When my younger brother (an ophthalmologist) suddenly passed away at age 42 from a heart attack, I decided to serve humanity and honor my brother’s memory.”

malik@charityvision.org

“I established Mehboob Charity Vision Eye Hospital (MCV) in 2015 as the first corporate sector Eye Hospital in the Hazara Region of KPK. Every day, I see people dying blind but sight will give them the opportunity to go back on their feet. I want from my heart to work for them.”
info@mehboobcv.org

“After meeting Dr. Jackson, Charityvision’s founder, I was so impressed and felt that CV was truly working for a good cause. I believe CV is working for underprivileged people, so I should hold their hand and start working for humanity.”

GLASSES DONATED:
2,174

OUTREACHES:
98

PATIENTS SCREENED:
38,000

SURGERIES PERFORMED:
1,587

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Stories from the field

Cataract Kit Donations

In many government hospitals, patients must purchase their own materials, costing $60-$75—an impossible amount for the world’s poorest. Dr. Kalinaki received 500 surgical kits to bless the lives of thousands of low-income individuals in his community.
Uganda's Programs are Growing

CharityVision partners with local physicians to empower medical communities. The Ophthalmology Society of Uganda signed a partnership agreement to receive social patients every month!
New Equipment for Partners

CharityVision takes care of its partners! We donated an eye care tonometer to the Mbarara Clinic. This allows them to measure the pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure) during the outreaches.
Run For Sight!

CharityVision Uganda ran a marathon alongside the GAF Foundation to raise awareness of curable blindness. What a fun way to celebrate World Sight Day!
Uganda's First SightBuddies

The Sibuse Primary School welcomed our SightBuddies program, in partnership with the GAF Eye Health Foundation, to assist 170 children! Despite having limited resources and a small team, they identified cases of refractive errors, allergies, and cataracts, and referred students for further care.