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“If you restore the sight of one man, you benefit one man. If you teach one man how to restore sight, you benefit many men. And if you teach many men, you benefit mankind.”

– Dr. John Harry King, Jr.
IEF Founder, 1910-1986

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Our Impact Since 1961

Founded by Dr. John Harry King Jr., a distinguished military ophthalmologist and corneal transplant pioneer, along with Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, a missionary South-East Asia, establish the International Eye Bank, an arm of CARE/Medico, the forerunner of

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1985

IEF is the first eye care NGO to be accepted into “official relations” with the World Health Organization (WHO), the health arm of the United Nations.

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1986

Established the first USAID Child Survival / Vitamin A Deficiency Control Programs in Malawi, Guatemala, and Honduras

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1976

IEF establishes the “Kenya Rural Blindness Prevention Project” (KRBPP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and funded by USAID 1976-1984.

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1990

IEF is involved in major programs in Guatemala, Honduras, Malawi, and Nigeria.

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2009

VISION2020/USA is established during a meeting at the “Stone House” at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. IEF’s Victoria Sheffield is elected Vice Chair of the VISION2020/USA Executive Committee.

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About IEF

International Eye Foundation ensures the delivery of eye care to underserved communities throughout the developing world.

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217 million people struggle with distance vision impairment

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217 million people struggle with distance vision impairment

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36 million people are blind

IEF's Global Reach

36 million people are blind

IEF's Global Reach

1.4 Million Children are Blind

Our Programs

1.4 Million Children are Blind

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1 billion people with near-vision impairment

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1 billion people with near-vision impairment

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253 million people with blindness or vision impairment

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253 million people with blindness or vision impairment

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News

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