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Grace Vision provides free high quality primary eye care to the poorest region of the poorest province in South Africa.

28/11/2025

🎉 We have officially reached our 600th Cataract Patient for 2025 ! 🎉
A true Milestone Moment for Grace Vision!

Today 61-year-old Mrs Kungeka Pumile received life-changing surgery on her dense cataract, as part of our last Cataract Surgical week being held right now.

This Milestone marks an incredible year, as renewed sight, restored dignity, and hope has been brought to the people of the Rural communities of the Eastern Cape.

We look forward to 2026, with great enthusiasm, knowing that more is yet to be done!

26/11/2025

Thank you, Hazel Nongoma Mtitshana , for sharing this.
Grace Vision is always grateful to see the impact we are able to make in our communities, and we remain committed to serving where the need is greatest.

25/11/2025

Grace Vision recently partnered with Operation Healing Hands and Blind Loyalty to run a three-day Cataract Surgical week in the deep rural Eastern Cape. Despite extreme heat, power interruptions, and challenging conditions, the camp was a remarkable success - restoring sight, dignity, and independence to dozens of patients.

In this interview, we speak with Dr. Laurens van der Merwe one of the Ophthalmologists who joined the camp, to reflect on the experience, the challenges, and the impact of bringing specialised eye-care directly to communities where it is needed most.

21/11/2025

Grace Vision has reached an incredible milestone - 560 cataract patients treated so far this year.
And marking this moment was someone truly extraordinary.

Meet Gogo Ndawana Nongejile, born in 1924 in the village of Baziya near Mthatha. At 101 years old, she grew up plowing fields with cattle to help her family survive, a lifetime shaped by resilience, strength, and hard work.

From the 11th to the 13th of this month, Gogo Ndawana received sight-restoring surgery at our cataract surgical camp. With her operation, she became the oldest person ever to receive care from Grace Vision, and the patient whose story brings our 2025 total to 560 surgeries.

A century of life - and now, restored sight.
This is why we do what we do.
This is why your support matters.

19/11/2025

Grace Vision is proud to announce yet another successful Surgical Cataract Camp, run in partnership with Operation Healing Hands-OHH and Blind Loyalty ( Amanda Cromhout )over the three days of 24–26 October.
Over this period, we successfully completed 63 Sight-Restoring Surgeries, bringing hope and restored vision to members of our rural Eastern Cape communities.

All costs for the Ophthalmologists were generously covered by Operation Healing Hands, while the patients’ medical and operational costs were fully supported by Blind Loyalty. This combined support enabled us to deliver high-quality surgical care to those who need it most.

We extend our sincere gratitude to the remarkable Ophthalmologists who participated. They truly experienced the authentic realities of delivering healthcare in the deep rural Eastern Cape - from 42°C heat and power failures on Day 1 to cold and rain by Day 3. Despite every obstacle, their dedication never faltered.

This camp was a resounding success, made possible through teamwork, resilience, and shared purpose. Grace Vision looks forward to continuing partnerships like these as we work to better serve our communities going forward.

29/10/2025

Zimvo and Nophuza’s Journey to Sight
In the remote hills of the Eastern Cape, two six-year-olds lived in a world of shadows.
Zimvo Futhani and Nophuza Nkoliso were both born with cataracts, facing a life where every sunrise looked the same, blurred and dim.

But that all changed.

Thanks to the incredible partnership between Grace Vision, CURE Day Hospital Foreshore, Dr. Claire Kennedy, Right to Sight Trust, Alcon, Blind Loyalty, HCI Foundation, Zenzele NPC, and Adcock Ingram, these two children were given the chance to see the world for the first time.

Their journey, from rural classrooms to the bright lights of the surgical theatre, is one of courage, compassion, and community.

Watch their story unfold in “Zimvo and Nophuza’s Journey to Sight.”

Two children. Two families. One journey, from darkness to light.

HCI Foundation
Cure Day Hospitals
Amanda Cromhout

https://gracevision.org.za/fundraising-campaign/

14/10/2025

Milestone Moment!

Grace Vision is celebrating a major achievement as over 400 patients have now received the gift of sight in 2025.

A heartfelt thank you to the incredible Dr. Dayimani and Dr. Hongo for their continued partnership and dedication to restoring vision and hope across the Eastern Cape.

This past weekend our team performed at least 48 cataract surgeries over two days at the Zithulele Theatre, each one a life transformed and a story renewed.

Together, we’re changing lives where it matters most.

30/09/2025

Two children. Two families. One journey from darkness to light.

Futhani Zimvo and Nophuza Nkoliso are just six years old. Both were born with cataracts that have clouded their sight since birth. Without urgent surgery, their chance of seeing the world clearly,
or for the very first time, could be lost forever.

Grace Vision is taking them to Cape Town for life-changing cataract surgery. For Futhani, it means the chance to finally see clearly. For Nophuza, it may be his first glimpse of the world around him, though the outcome remains uncertain after years without treatment.

Together, we can give them, and many more like them, the gift of sight.
Join us on this journey.

Donate here: https://gracevision.org.za/fundraising-campaign/

Follow Grace Vision for more updates on their story coming soon.

25/09/2025

Grace Vision Provides Second Set of Glasses for Triplets

KSD District, Eastern Cape - Three sisters from a rural village in the King Sabata Dalindyebo district have received their second set of free prescription glasses through Grace Vision’s school eye-care program.

The triplets - Imibongo, Onikileyo, and Unako - were first diagnosed with vision problems over two years ago during a routine school screening. At that time, they were issued their initial pairs of glasses. Recent follow-up screenings showed that all three have specialized needs, requiring updated prescriptions and lenses carefully tailored to their eyesight.

To ensure the girls received the support they needed without delay, Grace Vision made a special trip to their home village to personally deliver the new glasses. The updated lenses will enable the children to continue their education with clarity and confidence.

The sisters are raised by their grandmother, who manages the household and farms the land to provide for the family, with additional support from an aunt working in the city. On the day of Grace Vision’s visit, their grandmother was preparing fields for a potato crop - a reflection of the hard work and resilience that sustains many rural families in the Eastern Cape.

Grace Vision’s ongoing care highlights the importance of continuity in rural eye health services. By rescreening children and addressing their evolving needs, the organization ensures that children like Imibongo, Onikileyo, and Unako are supported beyond a first diagnosis, giving them the long-term opportunity to learn and thrive.

09/09/2025

Grace Vision | Restoring Sight and Hope in Rural South Africa

In the rural Eastern Cape, sight changes everything.
A grandmother can once again see her family. A child, once caring for a visually impaired relative, can return to school. A father regains the ability to provide for his household.

This is the impact of Grace Vision. Through school screenings, adult eye care, life-changing cataract surgeries, and the distribution of free spectacles, we are doing what we can with the resources we have.

Yet the need is far greater than what we can meet alone. Every day, thousands still wait for the gift of sight. With your support, we can reach them.

Learn more and be part of this journey: https://gracevision.org.za/fundraising-campaign/

02/09/2025

Dr. Clare F. Kennedy, a dedicated Ophthalmologist who has generously given her time and expertise to Grace Vision, speaks about cataract surgery a life-changing procedure that restores sight and renews dignity.

She explains why access to this vital surgery should not be limited by geography or circumstance, but recognized as a right for all.

Without individuals like Dr. Kennedy, and the generosity of our donors who make this work possible, none of these life-changing surgeries could take place. She reminds us of the power of skilled care, compassion, and generosity in bringing hope and vision back to those who need it most.

30/08/2025

An amazing group of leaders who make up our Board.
William Bantom, Sipho Zondi, Dean Meistre, Mosetsana Tuswa, Eric Albrecht, John Rae 🛐

Address

Zithulele Mission Hospital
Mqanduli
5080

Telephone

+27847382811

Website

http://www.gracevision.org.za/

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