Curing a village of needless blindness September 29, 2022 In a rural fishing and farming village in Morang District of Nepal, a team from the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation set up a screening camp on 15th August 2022. From the village, over 150 people were screened and 23 of those were found to be living with cataracts. This is an extremely common form [...]
8 Facts about cataracts September 28, 2022 What is cataract blindness? A cataract is a clouding of the lens of your eye. Cataracts a relatively common and are one of the most common causes of visual impairment. Cataracts can make your vision hazy, blurry and dull and can cause trouble reading or doing normal activities. What are the symptoms of cataracts? Symptoms [...]
Curing cataracts in Nepal’s Bajhang district September 27, 2022 The Bajhang district is in Nepal’s remote far-western region and boasts untamed natural beauty. However, the district is also one of the country’s most isolated regions. For those seeking primary healthcare services, they would have to reach the district’s headquarters in Chainpur, and for any other specialised health service, they would have to make a [...]
Shop owner and mother receives a second chance at sight September 26, 2022 In August, the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation travelled to the Kingdom of Bhutan on a mission to eradicate cataract blindness to reduce extreme poverty. This is part of a collaboration between us, the Bhutanese Ministry of Health, and the Royal Government of Bhutan under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck. [...]
Sight and smiles restored by cataract surgery in Nepal September 26, 2022 In March 2022, the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation staged one of the biggest cataract microsurgical camps ever organised in mountainous Nepal. The team organised seven screening camps from 15th to 22nd of March focussing especially on reaching out to extremely marginalised communities of the region, as those are the groups that are least likely [...]
Caring for the community September 22, 2022 As we get closer to World Sight Day, it is vital to think about how we cure those in need. Across the globe, many communities struggle due to residing in isolated areas. In Nepal, many communities live in regions that are high in the mountains and require an extremely treacherous journey to reach. The Tej [...]
“Nothing short of a miracle” – Curing blindness in Dormaba, Nepal September 21, 2022 In March 2022, the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation, in collaboration with the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, staged a cataract microsurgical camp in Doramba, Nepal. This turned out to be one of the biggest outreach camps held in the mountainous regions of Nepal. In total there were 333 patients with nine of them being completely [...]
Dr Sanduk Ruit – Making a dream, a reality September 20, 2022 The last few decades have seen innovation in healthcare like never before. One of the pioneers of this is Dr Sanduk Ruit. Born in 1954, Sanduk Ruit was raised in the small, remote village of Olangchunggola which sat on the border of Tibet in the Taplejung district of northeast Nepal. The ice-covered village was 3200 [...]
World Sight Day September 14, 2022 World Sight Day 2022 | #LoveYourEyes This month, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) launched its Love Your Eyes global campaign. The goal of this year’s campaign is to raise awareness of the social and economic impacts of blindness across the world. Across the world, many suffer from poor eye health. As a result [...]
Tej Kohli and Dr Ruit: Collaboration shows lasting effectiveness in curing cataracts September 8, 2022 One of the core senses that inform us of our surroundings is sight. Without it, daily tasks can be near impossible and sadly can result in the sufferer falling into poverty, in some cases extreme poverty. The Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation understands the importance of eye health as well as the detrimental effects it [...]
