The African Eye Foundation aims to provide world-class ophthalmology care to those who need it the most. Founded in 2010 by South African ophthalmologists, Dr Andrew Boliter and Dr Stephen Cook, the African Eye Foundation facilitates the provision of humanitarian eye care in the poorest of South Africa’s provinces, the Eastern Cape, where a backlog of over 25 000 people wait for simple cataract operations to restore their vision. Against a backdrop of unequal access to quality health care, where many years of under-investment in state health facilities has led to a situation where there is a lack of staff, equipment and supplies, the African Eye Foundation aims to improve the level of eye care in the Eastern Cape.

Without generous funding, thousands who would otherwise not receive treatment will go blind. The unnecessary suffering can be avoided. With your assistance the African Eye Foundation can continue to offer much needed services to those who need it the most.