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.

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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IRIS Mundial has been collaborating with the GUHG

IRIS Mundial has been collaborating with the GUHG

From January 30th to February 6th, a paediatric visual screening mission was carried out in the north of Haiti through the Montreal University Group for Haitians with Glaucoma (GUHG). The main objective was to collect epidemiological data on children aged 3 to 6 years...

Training mission in Limbé, Haiti – objectives achieved!

Training mission in Limbé, Haiti – objectives achieved!

From November 10 to 17, Dr. Nicole Vachon, a volunteer Optometrist, and Catherine Rioux, General Manager at IRIS Mundial went to Haiti to offer a week of training for the team members of the Prevention and Fight against Blindness Program (PPFB) in Limbe. The purpose...