Suresh Chandra, MD founded Combat Blindness Foundation in 1984. He has authored more than 165 publications and ten book chapters. He is also a Council Member of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight, a global joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
"At CBI, we have always had a mission to reach the most vulnerable around the world — to bring eye care to those who have no resources."
Suresh Chandra, MD
CBI Founder
"The people we are providing sight to today - that becomes a generational gift. The gift is fed down through their grandchildren's children, on and on, and it provides an amazing benefit."
John Hurckman
Friend of CBI
"The one thing I want people to know about CBI is that for $25, you completely change someone's life."
Zoe Scott
Friend of CBI
"The people who are working at CBI are pretty amazing. What they do, is absolutely life-changing. Because of that, I became a part of it."
Choton Basu
CBI Board Member & Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
"1.1 billion people live with vision loss. If we do nothing, 1.7 billion will be visually impaired by 2050. We have to do something."
Reena Chandra Rajpal
CBI Board President
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