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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Support our runners, donate today!

Support our runners, donate today!

by | May 20, 2016

More than 60 runners have registered in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge for the benefit of IRIS Mundial, which will take place during the weekend of May 28th and 29th, 2016! To encourage them and make a donation, click here. Our objective is to raise the sum of $...

Mission accomplished!

Mission accomplished!

by | May 20, 2016

IRIS Mundial’s team is back from Miragoane – Haiti, and the mission was a great success. Our dynamic team of 28 Canadian and Haitian volunteers (ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, a medical doctor, nurses and assistants) saw over 1,700 patients in desperate...

A donation of $68,000 thanks to IRIS Mundial month

A donation of $68,000 thanks to IRIS Mundial month

by | Apr 6, 2016

February 2016 was IRIS Mundial Month in the IRIS stores across Canada. For each pair of eyeglasses sold during this special month, a donation of $10 was made to IRIS Mundial, contributing to the grand total of $68 000. We warmly thank all the owners and the team...