{"id":9365,"date":"2020-07-29T12:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T16:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irismundial.ca\/our-work\/what-we-do\/permanent-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:08:24","slug":"permanent-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irismundial.ca\/en\/our-work\/what-we-do\/permanent-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;What we do&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Permanent programs&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; button_two_text=&#8221;Donate now&#8221; button_two_url=&#8221;https:\/\/irismundial.ca\/en\/donate-now\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; title_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;Lora|700|||||||&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/irismundial.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_2806.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_one_bg_color=&#8221;#d29f68&#8243; button_one_border_width=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_one_border_color=&#8221;rgba(210,159,104,0)&#8221; button_one_border_radius=&#8221;100px&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; button_one_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; button_two_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.35)&#8221; button_two_border_width=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_two_border_radius=&#8221;100px&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; button_two_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;90px||90px||true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;2000ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;4%&#8221; title_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; subhead_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; button_one_border_radius_hover=&#8221;100px&#8221; button_one_bg_color_hover=&#8221;#cc8d66&#8243; button_two_bg_color_hover=&#8221;#d29f68&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover=&#8221;100px&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#cc8d66&#8243; button_two_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#9fd4e0&#8243; button_two_bg_enable_color__hover=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-56px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|40px|0px|true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>IRIS Mundial aims to help developing countries reach autonomy in terms of eye care. The organization does this by establishing permanent eye care services and working with local partners by respecting existing cultures and structures in the country. In order to make visual services available throughout the year, IRIS Mundial has implemented three \u201cPrograms for the Prevention and Fight against Blindness (PPFB)\u201d that aim to offer a quality eye care system to the most disadvantaged population located in isolated areas.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;About Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Lora|700|||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1163px&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|70px||70px&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|50px||50px&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Our programs have three major goals<\/h5>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>To offer a permanent eye care program to the population<\/strong> and collect statistical data on the main causes of blindness and vision impairment in the area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To provide primary, secondary and tertiary eye care:<\/strong> to conduct vision screenings at the ophthalmological clinic, in mobile clinics and in schools in the area, to refer the patients who require further treatment to the ophthalmological clinic where an ophthalmologist will examine them once a month; and to offer a free eye surgery in a partner clinic to some patients.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To help improve the knowledge of the local inhabitants on visual care and how to access it:<\/strong> provide public awareness and education sessions on visual hygiene, provide radio spots on visual health, create partnerships for referencing, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/irismundial.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Les-r\u00e9sultats-attendus-PPLC.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-21px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|96px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;About Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Lora|700|||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1163px&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|70px||70px&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|50px||50px&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>These permanent programs help to\u00a0improve visual health among impoverished people, thereby improving their quality of life and their participation in the socio-economic development of their community. For example, the reduction of vision impairments increase employment opportunities and productivity. In addition, it reduces the economic burden on the families. Also, 80% of a child\u2019s learning is mainly through his vision. Therefore, the importance of an adequate vision must be considered as a key factor which affects a child&#8217;s education and learning abilities in school.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The local teams are working tirelessly to enable thousands of people each year to experience better vision. For the results of our programs in Haiti and Senegal:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Lora|700|||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1163px&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;37px||-12px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|70px||70px&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|50px||50px&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; 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