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 for the Visual Clinic of Espérance et Vie in Haiti

Support for the Visual Clinic of Espérance et Vie in Haiti

by | Nov 7, 2022

IRIS Mundial has recently signed an agreement to support the visual clinic in Terrier-Rouge, a small isolated village in the north of Haiti.This is a community clinic managed by the NGO Espérance et Vie, where a nurse carries out visual screenings several days a week...

Jean-Pierre Tchang award 2022

Jean-Pierre Tchang award 2022

by | Sep 27, 2022

The annual Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to highlight the exceptional contribution of a volunteer to the IRIS Mundial mission. The 2022 award has been given to Mihaela Mara-Somogyi, an optician and regional director for IRIS and a volunteer for IRIS...

Project for the benefit of the St. Louis PPFB

Project for the benefit of the St. Louis PPFB

by | Jul 12, 2022

Mr. Mamour Kamara, son of the optician employed by the Program for the Prevention and Fight against Blindness (PPFB) in St-Louis, Senegal, has long been interested in optics and wishes to pursue a career in this field. Since there are no official and complete training...