The success of our eye care programs in Haiti
Two programs developed several years ago by IRIS Mundial make eyecare permanently accessible to disadvantaged people in Haiti, in areas where no visual service was available before. Last September, the Program for the prevention and fight against blindness (PPFB) in...
IRIS Mundial at the American Academy of Optometry Congress – presentation of a scientific poster
From October 7th to October 10th, IRIS Mundial presented in New Orleans, during the 2015 Annual Congress of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), the results on the visual data analysis collected during its mission in Île de la Gonâve, in Haiti. Moreover, after a...
Join the “run Ottawa” event for the benefit of IRIS Mundial
Join the “Run Ottawa” event for the benefit of IRIS Mundial! Run for a charitable cause: Good news! IRIS Mundial is registered as a non profit organization participating in the next edition of “Run Ottawa” which will take place during the weekend of May 28th and 29th,...
Congratulations to Dr. Jean-Pierre Tchang
To highlight his limitless generosity and commitment to IRIS Mundial projects, the Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to reward the volunteer whose contribution stands out in any given year. For 2015, at the annual meeting of IRIS Mundial volunteers held in...
The launch of the IRIS Mundial documentary “Haiti 2013 – Île de la Gonâve”
In the spring of 2013, a 6-minutes video on the IRIS Mundial project at Île de la Gonâve, Haiti, has been publicly launched on social networks. Today, on Thursday August 13th, IRIS Mundial and VISIONTRAME release a longer version. It is a 30 minutes documentary which...
A donation of $5,000 thanks to the RBC Golf Tournament
For another consecutive year, IRIS Mundial has received a donation of $5000, thanks to the RBC Royal Bank – Business Group which organized the 18th Golf Tournament for the regions of Laval-Centre, the Laurentians and Lanaudiere. Approximately 140 golfing clients...
Training mission in Limbé in Haiti – learning new notions in ophthalmology and management
After a synergy and training week in Labrousse, Catherine Rioux, General Manager of IRIS Mundial, went to Limbe in northern Haiti from 19 to 26 May, accompanied by a second volunteer optometrist, Marie-Chantal Hudon. They joined the team of the organization’s second...
Training mission in Labrousse in Haiti – sharing knowledge and know-how
From May 12 to May 19, Catherine Rioux, General Manager of IRIS Mundial, and Francine Lavallée, optometrist visited Labrousse, in the south east of Haiti. The objective of the visit was to carry out a training and follow-up mission with the team from the...
A donation of $75,700 for IRIS Mundial
February 2015 was IRIS Mundial Month in the 165 IRIS stores across Canada. For each pair of eyeglasses sold during this special month, a donation of $10 was made to IRIS Mundial, thereby, contributing to the grand total of $75 700.We would like to extend our most...