It’s our mission for eyes in need

IRIS Mundial is a charity that aims to improve the visual health of populations in need in developing countries and in Canada.
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Our mission

Our mission is to provide quality preventive and curative optometric, optical and ophthalmological services to populations in developing countries and to people in need in Canada.

 

Our vision

Mission IRIS Mundial is a reference body promoting the right to sight, which aims to improve the visual health of populations in need in developing countries and in Canada.

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Our projects

Our one-time projects

Provide the first ever ophthalmic services to disadvantaged people in a region where no services are available.

Our permanent programs

Our Programs for the Prevention and Fight against Blindness (PPFB) aim to offer a quality comprehensive eye care system to the most disadvantaged population located in isolated areas.

Our trainings

Facilitate privileged exchanges on new surgical techniques and eye examinations between our professional volunteers and local vision professionals in the targeted areas through continuing education.

Aboriginal people in Canada

Considering that access to visual care is more difficult for some populations in Canada, IRIS Mundial wishes to become more inclusive and has decided to implement new activities to improve access to visual care for people in need here in our country…
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20 years of IRIS Mundial in video

20 years of IRIS Mundial in video

by | Feb 4, 2022

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of IRIS Mundial, which was celebrated in 2021, two videos were produced highlighting the last 20 years of the organization.The first video is an institutional video that presents IRIS Mundial, its history, its mission and the...

February is the IRIS Mundial month

February is the IRIS Mundial month

by | Feb 1, 2022

IRIS Mundial is proud to announce that, for a fifteenth year, the organization will benefit from an annual fundraising campaign organized by IRIS, The Visual Group, its main partner. The campaign will be held throughout the month of February in IRIS stores across...

Jean-Pierre Tchang award 2020

Jean-Pierre Tchang award 2020

by | Jan 25, 2022

The Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to highlight, annually, the exceptional contribution of one of our volunteers to the IRIS Mundial mission. The 2020 award was presented to Mrs. Marie-Claude Cossette during the IRIS Mundial 20th anniversary event...