Blindness is devastating. At any age.  But a child without sight, whether by birth or by accident, is especially tragic with their entire future at risk. Children who are partially or totally blind are unable to participate in the world around them as sighted children are, which effects their social growth, their learning and virtually everything related to growing up

Good eyesight is critical for the children in Armenia to grow up with all the advantages they need to be healthy, happy, productive citizens.  80% of what a child learns depends on the efficiency of the visual system with vision problems in school-age children very frequently leading to learning problems. According to experts, almost 50% of children with learning difficulties have vision disorders. In most cases these problems can be successfully treated leading to improved learning and better grades. Blindness is 80-90 percent preventable or curable!