Context
In Israel, half a million people suffer from eye diseases and trouble with their vision. We now know that 80% of cases of blindness could be avoided if the causes are discovered and treated on time. However, each year two million Israelis become blind. Thanks to ocular screening, early diagnosis and preventative care, thousands of children, adults and elderly people could thus retain their sight.
Supported Project
In 2017-2018, the L'OCCITANE Foundation and L'OCCITANE Israel supported the project ran by the Israeli Association for Ocular Health and the Prevention of Blindness (LIROT). The project included the operation of a fully equipped Eye health mobile clinic with doctors and optometrists who visited senior centers and retirement homes throughout Israel to provide free full preventive eye screening to 3000 senior citizens each year. In 2017, they planned to screen elderly in need socially disadvantaged and who couldn't go to the doctor by themselves due to financial and physical handicaps, and holocaust survivors in the community all over the country including remote areas.
Some Figures
Budget 12,000 euros
Results 4,944 beneficiaries
