The problems faced by the global eye care community are well-documented yet the solutions are not.

While we know how many people are blind, where and from what, this knowledge alone will not cure blindness. The most successful eye programs are those who put their research into action, transforming what they know into what they do. This process of ‘knowledge translation’ is at the core of Seva Canada’s approach to partnerships and programming.

The most successful eye programs are those who put their research into action, transforming what they know into what they do. This process of ‘knowledge translation’ is at the core of Seva Canada’s approach to partnerships and programming.

While each country we work in is unique, the process we undertake is always the same: we establish a program team, including technical experts, clinicians and local community members. We work together to generate local evidence, discuss the results, explore gaps, and clarify the stories that data alone cannot tell. Once we know the root causes, we brainstorm possible solutions and develop interventions to be tested locally and, if successful, disseminated globally.

Only by continually generating, translating and testing knowledge, will we reach our goal  of eliminating avoidable blindness.