The ASCRS Foundation supports physician education and
provides humanitarian cataract surgery in the U.S. and overseas.
Through its programs and partnerships, the Foundation works to
maximize the benefits of modern ophthalmology, to treat thousands of
patients in need each year. The ASCRS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Visit www.ascrsfoundation.org.
International Humanitarian
Eyecare and Education
The ASCRS Foundation seeks to address individual cases of
cataract blindness and the root cause: the shortage of eye
surgeons in the developing world. The solution is two-fold:
Create world-class medical centers where efficient doctors can
establish a presence, like the Sinskey Eye Institute, and focus on
education, raising the local standards for both patient care and
physician training.
Volunteer
Operation Sight is powered by a nationwide network of
volunteer surgeons and their colleagues. Our volunteers are
committed to caring for those who could not otherwise afford
life-changing cataract surgery. Learn more about the Operation
Sight volunteer experience, meet our volunteers, and get involved
today. Contact Jaya Minhas at jminhas@ascrs.org.
Your Gift Will Change Lives
When you join the ASCRS Foundation's group of loyal donors,
you help make charitable cataract surgery possible for those
most in need. We are committed to providing you with secure
and flexible options to support our mission. Make a donation by
visiting https://www.ascrsfoundation.org/donate.
Operation Sight: Helping Those in Need
Operation Sight, the Foundation's U.S.-based charitable cataract
surgery program, serves financially vulnerable, uninsured, and
underinsured Americans, who cannot afford or access care.
Operation Sight has delivered more than 5,000 surgeries
through a nationwide network of 500 volunteer surgeons
committed to caring for
patients in need.
For more information on supporting the ASCRS Foundation through individual or corporate contributions,
visit our website or contact Molly Gascoigne at mgascoigne@ascrs.org or 703-788-5781.
