Seva’s Drivers for Success: Vision Centers
Introducing Seva’s Drivers for Success: Vision Centers.
Around the world, Seva provides remote communities with increased access to eye care by building vision centers.
A vision center is a permanent, local center that is equipped to meet eighty percent of eye care needs, and refer patients who require more advanced care to nearby hospitals. These vision centers act as an extension of hospitals, and as part of a larger eye care network, they provide consistent, comprehensive eye care to the community.
Because they are permanent institutions, they make eye care more accessible to women and other underserved populations. Establishing vision centers in remote areas also expands job opportunities for community members and strengthens economic growth.
Referral hospitals employ one to three staff members from the local community to run the vision center. Vision technicians who demonstrate commitment to their work have additional career development opportunities within the primary eye care vision center system, or at the base hospital.
In just the past one year, Seva’s vision centers have created access to eye care for more than 3.6 million people and provided critical eye care services to more than 333,000 people.
With your support, Seva and its partners can make access to vision care a reality for everyone in the world.
Help us bring vision care to everyone in the world.
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