Sabbir is a 6-year-old boy in first grade at his local government primary school in rural Bangladesh. Sabbir’s father has a tree nursery and earns just enough to feed the family. Sabbir is the only son in the family, so his parents had high expectations of him doing well at school.

After a long ambition to pursue a career within the medical sciences, Samuel Chagwadira became one of Malawi’s first ever optometrists in 2012. Samuel, along with four of his classmates, was among the very first graduates from the Malawi School of Optometry at Mzuzu University.

Mrs. Liyanage is the sole carer for her ailing husband. Her eyesight is vital in ensuring her and her husband have food and are safe. Her vision was causing her problems. She was struggling to see well enough to effectively take care of her husband and complete household chores.