If You’re Losing Sight, You’re Not Alone
Operation Sight connects patients with free cataract surgery and restored vision and hope. We believe everyone deserves the chance to see life clearly again—no matter their circumstances.
Providing cataract surgery to those most in need
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Are you in need of cataract surgery? Find out if you are eligible for care from Operation Sight’s volunteer surgeons.
Patient Stories
Discover the life-changing impact Operation Sight has on individuals who would otherwise be left without care.
Ways to Give
Your gift will help provide physician education and humanitarian cataract surgery to those most in need.
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“The doctor told me that my eyesight was already very bad, and only surgery could improve it. I knew that such surgery was very expensive. He said his operation would have no cost. I said, no cost? I couldn’t believe it!”
—Maria, Operation Sight Patient
“It’s a great honor to work alongside the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Operation Sight. The infrastructure you’ve built has made all of this possible. Thank you for the tremendous work you do behind the scenes—work that often goes unrecognized, while surgeons like me get the credit. But truly, we’re just a small piece of the puzzle.”
—Omar Shakir, MD
2025 Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient
“Operation Sight is there to help the most vulnerable patients get back their most important sense in an efficient, effective and structured way that makes it easy for surgeons to do it in their own facilities in the typical flow or their typical practice.”