Why We Fight Blindness ?
Blindness fuels poverty. Together, we can stop it.
A 30-minute surgery can restore sight — and transform a family's future.
Why Blindness Still Thrives in India's Poorest States
In underserved regions like Bihar, blindness is both a cause and a consequence of poverty.
Lack of access, awareness, and infrastructure continues to trap millions in darkness — where a simple surgery could change everything.
A Silent Crisis in Sight
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the worst-hit states, home to over 700,000 blind and 4.3 million visually impaired people. Every year, another 100,000 people lose their sight.
At Akhand Jyoti, we work at the intersection of poverty and preventable blindness — restoring sight, restoring dignity.
The Poverty-Blindness Loop
Blindness isn't just a medical issue — it's a poverty trap.
In India's poorest regions, curable blindness often stems from systemic deprivation. Lack of food, healthcare, education, and sanitation drives the crisis. Those who can't see are locked out of economic opportunities — and so the cycle continues.
India lost $162 billion in a decade due to blindness and visual impairment (WHO).
90% of the world's visually impaired live in low-income areas.
Vision loss isolates people from education, dignity, and hope.
"Many of the causes of avoidable blindness are directly linked to poverty."
— WHO Vision 2020
Why Curable Blindness Still Persists in Bihar ?
Distance
- • Patients often live hours away from the nearest eye hospital.
- • Long journeys mean lost wages and unsafe travel for many.
Affordability
- • Surgery costs are out of reach for daily wage families.
- • Poverty forces people to live with preventable blindness.
Awareness
- • Many don't know curable blindness can be treated in 30 minutes.
- • Stigma and myths keep patients from seeking help.
Challenges
- • Outreach programs bring affordable care directly to villages.
- • With your support, we can restore sight and dignity.
Count On Us To Make The Change
We focus on rural, underserved regions where blindness is most common and care is hardest to reach. Through vision centers, mobile camps, and community outreach, we bring light to those left in the dark.
Working Where it Really Matters
Each year, we restore sight for 1,45,000 people in India's most underserved districts.
Unique Outreach Programs
We reach out to the remotest villages to identify the needy patients for eye care interventions.
Quality Eye Care Treatment in the Rural Hearland
We have set up the first comprehensive eye hospital in rural India.
This is What Change Looks Like
Behind every statistic is a human story of transformation, hope, and renewed possibilities.
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- Madhuri Devi, 8, Bihar
Your support helps turn small opportunities into life-changing journeys. Join us in empowering the next generation of women leaders.
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- Sunita Kumari, 12, Bihar
Your support helps turn small opportunities into life-changing journeys. Join us in empowering the next generation of women leaders.
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- Priya Singh, 10, Bihar
Your support helps turn small opportunities into life-changing journeys. Join us in empowering the next generation of women leaders.
Where Your Support Comes to Life
Your support brings eye care to schools—catching vision problems early, restoring sight, and keeping children learning.
Your support brings eye care to schools—catching vision problems early, restoring sight, and keeping children learning.
Your support brings eye care to schools—catching vision problems early, restoring sight, and keeping children learning.
Ready to Transform Lives?
Your Rs. 4000 donation can restore someone's sight today. Join thousands of supporters making a difference.