In Bangladesh, Foresight helped fund and build an Eye Hospital in Chittagong and Institute of Community Ophthalmology. This facility has become a Centre of Excellence in surgery, eye care and training, not just for Bangladesh, but for other countries in the region.

In 2003, it celebrated one million sight-saving cataract operations performed with intraocular lens implants. The team of local doctors and nurses performing these operations have been trained through Foresight initiated programs.

Who we are

Foresight Australia is an Australian international not-for-profit organisation committed to the prevention and cure of world blindness.

What we do

Capacity Building

We work in partnership to create sustainable eye health solutions for developing nations — respecting the culture, wishes and involvement of our host country partners.

Education and Training

We train eye doctors and eye health workers in their own country and provide opportunities to enhance their skills for a sustainable future.

Resource Development

We develop human and material resources critical to infrastructure development of eye clinics, surgical facilities and eye health care.

Early intervention programs for children

We place a special focus on children — to prevent avoidable, irreversible blindness.