June 2019 - Combat Blindness International

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Combat Blindness International Helps Eradicate Backlog of Cataract Cases in Botswana

June 19, 2019
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The backlog of 6,000 cataract cases was eliminated over the course of Fall 2016 to Spring 2019.

Combat Blindness International Celebrates 35th Anniversary

June 15, 2019
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Since 1984, CBI has supported over 370,000 cataract surgeries and more than 2.25 million vision screenings.

"At CBI, we have always had a mission to reach the most vulnerable around the world — to bring eye care to those who have no resources."

Suresh Chandra, MD

CBI Founder

"The people we are providing sight to today - that becomes a generational gift. The gift is fed down through their grandchildren's children, on and on, and it provides an amazing benefit."

John Hurckman

Friend of CBI

"The one thing I want people to know about CBI is that for $25, you completely change someone's life."

Zoe Scott

Friend of CBI

"The people who are working at CBI are pretty amazing. What they do, is absolutely life-changing. Because of that, I became a part of it."

Choton Basu

CBI Board Member & Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

"37 million people are blind. If we do nothing, then in 20 years, we're going to have 70 million people who are blind. We have to do something."

Reena Chandra Rajpal

CBI Board President