Radiance Foundation

07/11/2025

Nine more grateful patients have received the gift of restored vision at Advanced Health Day Hospital in Durbanville this October.

Thank you Drs Junet van der Merwe and Matthys Theron, and everyone involved.

Several patients are now seeing the world anew — with laughter and courage at Advanced Durbanville Surgical Centre — after they have received free cataract surgeries.

02/11/2025

19/10/2025

👁️ 💯th 👁️ Cataract operation achieved today. ❤️🙏❤️👁️👁️

Thanks to our Ferdi Marais Community Vision Project, another 20 patients received the gift of sight today through successful cataract operations! 👁️✨

Thank you to the Hermanus Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic for all the work done in organising all of this! You guys are so amazing. 🤩

What a beautiful blessing for them and their families. We were also happy to provide some delicious sandwiches to keep everyone going through a long day of travel and waiting.

The world truly becomes a better place when we care for those around us. 💙
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02/09/2025

TEAMWORK AND GOOD HEARTS MAKE THE DREAM WORK

On 23 August 2025 another 21 patients from Touws River received cataract surgery and 23 were assessed in the clinic under the excellent leadership and guidance of Dr David Steven from Radiance Foundation.

Thank you to Gift of the Givers for sponsoring this wonderful project and the NGO in Touws River, Compassionate Hearts, for their contributions.

We are also very grateful for the hard work of theatre and clinic staff at Eerste River Hospital, and Drs Wasl and Huwaidi.

26/05/2025

EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENT

On 16 May the opening of the brand new eye clinic at Eerste River Hospital was celebrated in style! The project was driven by the exceptional Dr David Steven from Radiance Foundation.

Refurbished by Gift of the Givers, Dr Sooliman spoke of his appreciation of the work done at Eerste River Hospital and the vital support from the Radiance Foundation.

This event also marked the 10th anniversary of the Radiance Foundation and 20 years since the eye clinic started at Eerste River Hospital.

Attendees included Dr Sooliman, James Kruger (Khayelitsha and Eastern Sub structure director), Dr Adele Anthony (CEO Eerste River Hosptal), Anita Janse Van Rensburg (Radiance Foundation), and Ms Miranda Smouse, a longterm patient of the clinic.

16/03/2025

Ons is dankbaar! 💚

16/03/2025

CELEBRATE = to HONOUR

On Friday evening, 14 March, we celebrated Radiance Foundation’s 10 year anniversary and honoured a few of our very special partners and collaborators.

More than 1000 patients have been assisted to date!

We are truly thankful to have reached this milestone with the help of so many people and organisations who have supported us thus far.

14/03/2025

We are looking back today and will be celebrating tonight! Radiance Foundation has been going strong for more than TEN years!

07/11/2024

Thank you Advanced Health for partnering with us to give another 11 patients their vision back! We are so grateful!

✨ Advanced Health Durbanville - Helping To Make The World a Brighter Place ✨

In October our Durbanville team partnered with Radiance Foundation and various sponsors to restore sight to 11 patients through cataract surgery. We would like to extend a special and heartfelt thank you to Intamed and Envision for their sponsorship; Dr Junet van der Merwe the driving force behind this initiative; and the team at Durbanville, your respect, care and commitment to the patients added to their joy and healing!

14/10/2024

One of our patients who receiced cataract surgery on Saturday. He can now walk again without someone leading him! He can now take his dog for a walk again! Thank you to Gift of the Givers and the Radiance Foundation’s medical staff! You change lives!

16/09/2024

Another 23 cataract surgeries were performed on Saturday, 14 September, by the team lead by Dr David Steven at the Eerste River Hospital’s eye clinic!

This brings us to a total of 60 cataract procedures in 3 months!

Thank huge you to our surgical team, the Rotary Club of Hermanus who funded the procedures, and Healthnet who provided transport.