Since our founding in 1961, our Mission has been to prevent blindness and restore vision in the developing world.

IEF is proud to have played a part in the reduction of the leading public health causes of blindness and has, in the last decade, worked harder to combat childhood blindness and the new threats highlighted by the World Health Organization in its December 16, 2004-released data on visual impairment. With your support we can continue to bring hope to the people of the world's developing nations. In the new millennium, we are forging ahead with new goals and aims, such as improving staffing and administrative support in eye hospitals and clinics in the developing world. But we're also on the frontlines fighting major causes of sight loss, including vitamin A deficiency, trachoma, and "river blindness," many of which attack young children.

prevention and treatment
SightReach® Management
SightReach Surgical®
River blindness
Trachoma
Cataract
Retinopathy of prematurity
Vitamin A Deficiency