Operation Eyesight Universal assists Third World ophthalmic teams.

Operation Eyesight Universal develops, encourages, and funds sight restoration and blindness prevention programs in the developing world. Many of the projects, which are staffed by local teams, include an educational component whereby mothers and children are taught about hygiene, general health-care, and nutrition in addition to eye care. OEU is working with the World Health Organization and other nongovernmental organizations in efforts to control onchocerciasis by working toward the distribution of the drug ivermectin.