Oculab donates 1,200 new glasses
IRIS Mundial received an incredible offer from Oculab, a new Optics Laboratory in Laval, QC. In recent weeks, the Oculab team has produced, cut and mounted ophthalmic lenses in over 1200 frames. These news glasses were made according to the specifications of IRIS...
A donation of $114,000 for IRIS Mundial
February was IRIS Mundial Month in the 170 IRIS stores across Canada. For each pair of glasses sold during February, a donation of $10 was made to IRIS Mundial, thereby, contributing to a grand total of $114,000. Also participating in the fundraising for IRIS Mundial:...
IRIS Mundial: the experience of better vision for the people of Haiti
IRIS Mundial has concentrated the better part of its efforts throughout the last year towards implementing a program to prevent and fight blindness in the remote region of FODES-5. This region, hours from the capital, is isolated and difficult to access, the only way...
Congratulation to Dr. Brigitte Marchand, optometrist
To highlight his limitless generosity and commitment to IRIS Mundial projects, the Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to reward the volunteer that stands out in any given year. In 2011, at a yearly gathering of IRIS Mundial volunteers in Montreal,...
Thanks to the RBC Golf Tournament, IRIS Mundial receives a donation of $5,000
On June 14, the RBC Royal Bank Business Centres of the Laval, Laurentians, and Lanaudiere regions in Quebec, held a Golf Tournament at the “Quatre Domaines” Golf Club in Mirabel, Quebec. This tournament brought together more than 140 golfing clients. Thanks to their...
A donation of $101,800 for IRIS Mundial
Encore une fois cette année, mars était le mois IRIS Mundial dans les 170 boutiques IRIS du Canada. Pour chaque paire de lunettes vendues durant le mois de mars, les boutiques IRIS ont versé 10$ à IRIS Mundial, permettant ainsi d’amasser la somme de 101 800$. Au nom...
Program for the prevention and fight against blindness in the intervention area of FODES-5
An ambitious projectFor several years, IRIS Mundial has been working with the Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FODES-5) to implement the Program for the Prevention and Fight Against Blindness. This program is fully financed by IRIS Mundial and is now in...
Continuing education for ophthalmologists in Cap-Haïtien and Limonade
In October 2010, a dozen of IRIS Mundial volunteers trained a group of ophthalmologists in the region of Cap-Haïtien, primarily to improve surgical techniques for cataract surgery. Meanwhile, other volunteers worked in Limonade, an extremely poor village near...
Congratulations to Dr Jean-André de Groot
In 2009, IRIS Mundial created the Jean-Pierre Tchang Award. This award is given annually to recognize the most outstanding volunteer. To underline his commitment and generosity, the award was named after Dr. Jean-Pierre Tchang. In 2010, the award was given to Dr....