- 36 million people are needlessly blind
- 80% of blindness is curable or preventable
- Blindness increases mortality by as much as 4x in the world’s poorest countries
Unite for Sight strives to eliminate preventable blindness by supporting eye clinics in Ghana, Honduras, and India. To date, the organization has helped 800,000 patients receive eye care, coordinated 22,934 sight-restoring surgeries by local ophthalmologists, and trained 5,800 volunteers.
- Jennifer Staple, Unite for Sight President, CEO
and Founder
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Some of the world’s most impoverished people are suffering from preventable blindness - but something as simple as your next purchase of sunglasses can help to change that.
Purchase any new pair of sunglasses at mauijim.com between now and
July 31, 2009, and we’ll donate a pair to Unite for Sight.
July 31, 2009, and we’ll donate a pair to Unite for Sight.
Every pair of Maui Jims features patented PolarizedPlus®2 technology that blocks 100% of harmful UV. Through You Buy One, We Give One, Unite for Sight will be able to provide Maui Jim’s proven glare and UV protection to needy cataract and pterygium patients whose eyes are extremely vulnerable to damage from the sun following surgery.
Please join us in the fight to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness around the world.

Please join us in the fight to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness around the world.




