CATARACT DONATION

Facts We Need To See

There are 2 billion 200 million people with eye disease in the world today and 94 million of those people suffer from cataract which can be easily treated in our country. Cataract disease is observed mostly in middle-aged people and it is especially seen in geographies with harsh climate and living conditions.

What Are We Doing?

Since 2006, under our cataract initiatives carried out with the motto "Goodness. Health.", we have conducted over 268,000 eye examinations and performed more than 37,000 cataract surgeries in 27 countries, including Niger, Kenya, Pakistan, Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Mauritania, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Chechnya, Uganda, Cameroon, Mali, and Bangladesh, providing eyeglass support to over 69,000 individuals. As part of our annual voluntary health services, we continue our activities in eye health, strengthening local healthcare capacity in underserved regions through efforts such as setting up surgical eye units and training healthcare personnel.

How Can You Make Cataract Donation?

By making donation, you can help people who are in danger of losing their eyesight even though it is possible to reach the light with just one surgery.

You can make your donation online or using your bank information at the yyd.org.tr/bank web address. Please add your name, surname, phone number and "cataract" information in the explanation section during donation with the bank.