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Surgical Care for Cataracts & Urgent Sight-Threatening Retinal Disorders

By eradicating financial barriers that stand in the way of vision restoration, we aim to ensure that no one in South Carolina is left behind due to the inability to afford necessary eye treatments.

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"If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers."

—Ed Sullivan

Operation Sight is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring vision and improving the lives of uninsured South Carolina residents suffering from cataracts or urgent, sight-threatening retinal disorders by providing free surgical care.

We are serious and passionate about ending treatable vision conditions in South Carolina and beyond. We envision a world where everyone who needs treatment has access to restored vision.
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OPERATION SIGHT IMPACT

435

South Carolina Residents Helped

97%

Participants Who Returned to Work within 3-6 Months of Surgery

779

Surgeries Performed

$2.2M

Dollars Raised Since 2017

Stories of Hope

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Welcome to the Operation Sight newsletter. Here you will receive the latest new about current initiatives, as well as crucial information about our mission.

By Thomas Minieri 01 Jun, 2023
Most adults will experience vision impairment from cataracts as they develop naturally with age. For some individuals, cataracts can progress significantly over just a few months. Certain conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity, can cause cataracts to worsen faster. Cataract surgery is one of the most performed surgical procedures in the U.S. and is often an outpatient procedure with immediate results. However, if a patient is uninsured, the procedure can cost, on average in South Carolina, $3,500 out of pocket per cataract. Many South Carolina residents facing socio-economic challenges do not have the means to afford these necessary surgeries and, if left untreated, it can lead to blindness. Since 2011, Operation Sight has performed over 700 sight-saving surgeries for over 400 individuals! Each day we strive to make sure individuals feeling hopeless and approaching blindness have access to necessary, preventative health care. If you would like to know more about the work we are doing at Operation Sight, are looking to get involved, or make a bigger impact on your community, please reach out or visit or website!
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