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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Congratulations to Mrs Monique Prud’homme!

Congratulations to Mrs Monique Prud’homme!

by | Oct 6, 2017

To highlight its generosity and great commitment to IRIS Mundial projects, the Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to reward the volunteer whose contribution stands out. For 2017, during the IRIS Mundial Annual Volunteers’ meeting which was held in...

Benefit dinner for IRIS Mundial

Benefit dinner for IRIS Mundial

by | Oct 4, 2017

On September 13th, a benefit dinner for IRIS Mundial was held at the O’Noir restaurant in Montreal. The event was a great success! Thanks to the sponsors and to the 95 participants, more than $ 7,700 were given to IRIS Mundial. Participants ate in a total darkness,...

Trek in Machu Picchu: see the world better!

Trek in Machu Picchu: see the world better!

by | Jul 5, 2017

Help us to restore sight to people like Chrisbeline, a seven year-old Haitian girl, who received prescription glasses of -14.00 diopters during the last IRIS Mundial’s mission in 2016. From now on, she can hope for a better future and go to school. The IRIS Mundial...