Sight-restoring surgery for people who cannot afford it — at our Karachi hospital and Primary Eye Care Centers, and in underserved regions abroad.
For many families, cataract is not a medical problem but a financial one. Through the Free Surgery Fund, donations cover surgery and care for needy patients at Al Baseer Eye Hospital in Karachi and referred from our Primary Eye Care Centers in Kunri, Gharo and Sujawal.
Our International Eye Camps carry the same mission abroad: held in underserved regions with local partner organizations, they offer cataract surgeries and free glasses.
Illustrative figures that will be updated as records are finalised.
A patient is identified at an outreach camp, a Primary Eye Care Center or the hospital OPD.
Our welfare team confirms the patient cannot afford surgery and records their details.
Biometry, blood glucose and Hepatitis B & C screening help keep surgery safe.
Cataract surgery — typically phacoemulsification with IOL, or ECCE with rigid IOL for advanced cases — under strict safety and sterilization protocols.
Medicines are provided and the patient is reviewed after surgery to protect their recovery.
Surgeon, theatre and consumables for a sight-restoring operation.
Pre-operative checks such as biometry and laboratory tests.
Post-operative drops and medication.
Prescription lenses where needed — free at international camps.
Held in underserved regions abroad with local partner organizations.
Patients are screened, cataract surgeries are performed for those who need them, and free glasses are given to those with refractive errors.
Each camp is run together with a local partner organization in the region.
Patients in genuine financial need, confirmed by our welfare team after diagnosis.
Yes. Rs 15,000 funds a cataract surgery, and the Free Surgery Fund accepts any amount.
