is Treatable
Changing the way the world sees
Tarabai Eyecare is the largest rural outreach programs in the Thar desert region of India's Rajasthan that is helping eliminate preventable blindness and bringing quality eye care to those who need it the most.
Losing sight doesn't just take away a person's ability to see; it changes the way they experience the world. Blindness directly impacts one's ability to learn, receive an education, and engage in social situations. With your help, we can bring hope and care to millions in the remote villages where extreme temperatures, harsh terrain, poor education, and widespread poverty makes access to healthcare extremely difficult. Tarabai Eyecare USA is a 501 (c)(3) registered non-profit organization.
Making an IMPACT everyday
100,000+
successful
eye surgeries.
2000+
eye camps covering even the remotest villages.
3.6M
screenings and examinations conducted.
40+ YEARS
saving lives
since 1980
"One of the most illuminating aspects is realizing how hard these ophthalmologists work to improve someone’s life. Even if this means traveling far and wide to small villages to find patients in need, bringing those patients back, and operating for 12 hours straight until their hands are sore to make sure all patients are cared for. It’s more than a commitment, it is one of the most impressive human performances I have ever seen."
Transforming Lives
Pushpa (5 years)
Sisters, Shobha and Pushpa who is a special needs child came to our free eye camp with congenital cataract. Their parents, unable to afford surgery, were desperate as the delayed treatment had led to the girls situation worsening. They had cataract in both eyes and their vision was a perception of light only. Both girls underwent successful free lens implant surgery at Tarabai Eyecare. They have have recovered with excellent vision and are happy school goers.
Kishore, an unemployed factory worker, came to us with mature cataracts. He barely had any vision and his wife led him by the hand to our eye camp near their village. He had lost his job due to vision loss and the family had little to no income for nearly a year. We operated on both eyes and Kishore made a full recovery. Today, Kishore has regained his independence, his confidence, and his job. The family still visits our eye camps and has helped educate many fellow villagers about eye health.
Parwati Devi had B/L cataract and had been sightless for over 2 years. Her vision was PL+ when she came to us. She could not do her household chores was dependent on her two young daughters for most things. She rarely stepped out of the house and her two daughters had stopped school as they became her primary care takers. Coming from a poor household, she could not get herself operated till she found our camp. At one month F/U her vision was excellent and her RE : 20/25 and LE : 20/30.
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Volunteer eye surgeons are welcome to join us to work in medical missions from November to March. Duration : 7 days or more.
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Session Chair at AIOS-APAO meeting
Pink Hills of Keru Thirty-two kilometers northwest of Jodhpur lies the bustling township of Keru, home to approximately 10,000 people. It is renowned for its iconic pink-hued sandstone. On March […]
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Instruction Course at WOC 2024 Clinical Low Vision
Instruction Course at WOC 2024 Clinical Low Vision At the World Ophthalmology Congress 2024 (WOC 2024), I had the rare honour of being invited to teach an hour-long instruction course […]
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World Congress of Ophthalmology 2024 Scientific Poster Presentation
World Congress of Ophthalmology 2024 Scientific Poster Presentation I had the privilege of participating in the World Ophthalmology Conference 2024 (WOC 2024) held from August 16 to 19 in the […]
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Gift of sight Slide Show at RAJMAAI Convention
Gift of sight Slide Show at RAJMAAI Convention My wife and I were deeply honored to be invited by RAJMAAI to their 33rd annual convention in the USA from 9 […]
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Diabetic Eye Disease
Illuminating Hope Free Eye Camp on 16-7-2024 In our ongoing efforts to combat blindness in the Thar region, we organized a free eye camp at Mai Kadija Hospital on July […]
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The Sword of Aurangzeb
The Sword of Aurangzeb Sur is a small village 31 kilometers south of Jodhpur. This is where we had a free eye camp under the banner of Rotary Midtown on […]
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State of the Art Care
quality matters Tarabai Desai Eye Hospital is the regional centre for excellence in eye care for Western Rajasthan. We have the latest machines, highly-trained doctors and paramedical staff, and offer […]
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The National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey 2015-2019
Blindness was higher among illiterates (3.23%) compared to literate population. Blindness was more prevalent in the rural population as compared to urban population. 2.14% vs 1.80%
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Partnership with SEE International
Collaborations like these are part of our extraordinary efforts to eliminate preventable blindness in underserved communities; Tarabai Eyecare is so proud to be longtime partners SEE International.
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