We are driven by Dr Mahipal’s vision to eliminate avoidable blindness, for the most socially and economically backward people, especially the elders to have access to quality eye health services and to stand up for what is right. There are many marginalized elders and working people who need cataract surgery, but can’t afford to pay for it. They have no insurance and don’t qualify for any other form of governmental assistance. The foundation aims at bringing affordable and quality eye care services at the door steps of such people.
Today NDCFS Foundation reaches the most unreachable patients wherever its services are needed. The NDCFS Foundation works to overcome barriers impeding delivery of cataract care to underserved, needlessly blind people in the region. Our efforts are focused on eradicating preventable and curable blindness with a concurrent strategy to provide high-quality care, train local personnel and establish a world-class eye care infrastructure where most needed.
Our robust program and innovation rests in our delivery system, commitment to skills-transfer and ability to provide high-quality surgical care in remote settings, reaching patients who would never make it to a hospital.