OUR IMPACT
When someone can see again, everything can change.
Sight can mean work. Learning. Independence. The ability to care for a family.
Since 2021, R4HSF and our local partners have helped more than 50,000 people access eye screening, corrective lenses or sight-restoring treatment across Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon.
IMPACT AT A GLANCE
More than 50,000 people reached since 2021.
Screenings. Glasses. Surgery. Follow-up. Locally delivered care that helps people see more clearly and live more independently.
11,494
Vision screenings
July 2025 to July 2026
572
Cataract surgeries
July 2025 to July 2026
717
Corrective lenses
July 2025 to July 2026
Cumulative eye-care impact counts services delivered, not necessarily unique individuals. A person may receive more than one service. The figures above cover the latest validated 12-month reporting period, July 2025 to July 2026.
OUTCOMES, NOT JUST ACTIVITY
Restoring sight means measuring what happens after surgery.
R4HSF is strengthening postoperative follow-up and clinical outcome measurement as the program grows, because the number of surgeries performed matters only if people leave care seeing better.
6/12 or better
Partner-reported postoperative visual acuity since outcome reporting began in November 2025.
Across 383 surgeries represented in reporting through June 2026, outcomes were consistently reported at 6/12 or better. June 2026 reporting reached 6/9.
ONE FAMILY. THREE LIVES CHANGED.
After a violent robbery injured the eyes of retired Nigerian Army veteran Olusegun, his wife and their daughter, all three lived with severe vision loss for six years. Their livelihoods and independence disappeared with their sight.
Through a community outreach led by Eye Foundation Hospital in partnership with R4HSF, the family was identified for fully subsidized cataract surgery. All three received treatment and regained their sight.
For Olusegun, sight meant returning to work. For his wife and daughter, it meant rebuilding their livelihoods. For the family, it meant beginning again.
HOW IMPACT HAPPENS
Care is locally delivered, from outreach to follow-up.
01
Find
Community and school outreach brings screening closer to people who may otherwise go without care.
02
Diagnose
Local eye-care teams identify refractive error, cataract and other conditions requiring treatment or referral.
03
Treat
Patients receive glasses, medicines, referrals or subsidized surgery according to clinical need.
04
Follow up
Clinical partners track recovery and increasingly report postoperative outcomes, not just completed procedures.
WHERE WE WORK
Local partners. Different communities. One commitment to accessible eye care.
Nigeria
Ghana
Cameroon
STORIES BEHIND THE NUMBERS
Impact is personal.
More stories. More evidence.
Our Impact Reports document the people, programs and results behind the numbers.
WHAT SUPPORT CAN MAKE POSSIBLE
Small amounts can unlock meaningful care.
Illustrative current program costs vary by country, partner, clinical need and delivery model.
~$5
Reading glasses
~$15
Prescription glasses for a child through Vision for Success
~$60
Adult cataract surgery in Nigeria or Cameroon
~$100
Adult cataract surgery in Ghana, where applicable
These are approximate program costs, not guaranteed prices for every patient or setting.
EVIDENCE & TRANSPARENCY
See the evidence behind the impact.
Our annual Impact Reports document program activity, patient stories and the evolution of R4HSF’s work over time.
Better vision can change the course of a life.
Every screening, every pair of glasses and every sight-restoring procedure starts with someone choosing to make care possible.
