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Project Drishti

A mission to restore sight in Madhya Pradesh.

Community eye screening, referral, subsidised cataract surgery and recovery support for people whose treatable vision loss is being held back by cost or access.

Why Project Drishti

Treatable vision loss should not become permanent blindness.

Cataract is treatable, yet many people across Madhya Pradesh live with avoidable loss of sight because surgery is unaffordable or specialist care is difficult to reach.

Project Drishti brings screening closer to underserved communities and helps eligible patients move from diagnosis through treatment and recovery.

830community camps run
90,305+patients screened
1M+lives reached across Madhya Pradesh

See the Mission

Project Drishti in the community.

Watch how community outreach and eye-care support can help return independence and dignity through restored sight.

Watch on YouTube

The Care Pathway

From the first screening to recovery.

01

Community screening

Eye camps bring basic assessment closer to underserved communities.

02

Clinical referral

Patients who need specialist care are connected to an appropriate provider.

03

Cataract treatment

Eligible patients receive subsidised diagnostics, surgery and lens support.

04

Recovery support

Post-operative medicines and follow-up help patients complete their care.

Where Support Goes

Each contribution can fund a practical part of care.

Indicative amounts published on the Project Drishti Ketto fundraiser.

₹500

Post-operative medicine kit for one patient

₹1,000

Prescription glasses for one patient

₹2,000

Pre-operative diagnostics for one patient

₹5,000

Surgical procedure and lens support

₹8,500

One complete cataract surgery, start to finish

₹12,000

One community eye-screening camp

Connected Care

Outreach and specialist eye care, working together.

Community partner

Vision Academy Bhopal

Coordinates community camps, awareness, screening access, fundraising, referral support and patient navigation.

Clinical care partner

Chawla's Vision Care, Bhopal

Provides specialist examination, diagnostics, treatment planning and hospital-based eye care for referred patients.

Visit Vision Care Bhopal

Vision Academy and Chawla's Vision Care are distinct organisations with complementary community-outreach and clinical-care roles.

Fundraiser

Help restore sight, independence and dignity.

The Ketto campaign has a ₹10,00,000 fundraising target within the wider ₹30,00,000 Project Drishti goal.

Open the Ketto FundraiserDonations are processed on Ketto under its terms and policies.