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Defeating Blindness in our Local and Global Communities

There are more than 36 million blind people worldwide, the vast majority of whom live in developing countries. Most of this blindness is completely avoidable. The Ohio State University Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has established a tradition of providing sight-restoring eye care for hundreds of people in Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, and Ukraine

We are expanding our vision and hope you will join us in support of the Global Outreach Project–a sustainable outreach and education program to restore sight and change lives in the developing world. Become a global visionary and help bring eye care to those who need it most.

Global Health Elective

Nepal

Bivek Wagle, MD, '25 alumnus, traveled on a mission rooted in compassion and shaped by personal experience. Dr. Wagle was humbled to return to rural villages in his home country of Nepal to deliver sight-saving care.

India

Raj Vadhul, MD, '25 alumnus, experienced a global mission to South India. He provided care to underserved communities. Dr. Vadhul returned to his birthplace to provide eye care and cataract surgeries in local rural villages.

Global Outreach Project Funds

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