Operation Sight
Operation Sight Practice Kit
The Operation Sight practice kit is designed for practices to assist them with the promotion of Operation Sight. The kit contains essential materials created to inform and engage potential patients, and assets to get the most out of local media coverage when hosting Operation Sight events. More information can be found here.
Our Work in the United States
Operation Sight, the ASCRS Foundation’s U.S. based charitable cataract surgery program, was launched in 2014 to serve financially vulnerable, uninsured individuals who cannot afford or access care.
Patient Inquiry
Operation Sight is the ASCRS Foundation’s U.S.-based charitable cataract surgery program. Its mission is to eliminate treatable cataract blindness in the U.S. Please submit your patient inquiry form via the form below.
Click Here to Submit a Patient Inquiry
What's Happens Next?
After you submit your inquiry form, you will receive an automatic confirmation email. Within 5-7 business days, an Operation Sight staff member will contact you via email regarding your eligibility. Please note that this is the first step in the screening process, and this is not the official Operation Sight application.
Volunteer with Operation Sight
Operation Sight is powered by a nationwide network of volunteer surgeons and their colleagues from ASCRS and other established organizations. 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!
About the Foundation Financials & Disclosures
The ASCRS Foundation supports physician education and provides humanitarian cataract surgery in the United States and developing countries. Through its programs and partnerships, the Foundation works to maximize the benefits of modern ophthalmology and to treat thousands of patients in need each year. The ASCRS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. EIN: 23-7388748.
