1. 1 Rotarians Ophthalmic Initiative (ROI) © Community Initiatives Presented by Stevenage Grange Rotary Club Hertfordshire, England www.roisight.org

2. 2 Rotarians Ophthalmic Initiative (ROI) Helping to make blindness history for so many

3. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 3 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org What’s the ROI about?

4. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 4 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Rotarians & friends making blindness history for people in developing countries, by helping to eradicate unnecessary world blindness by 2020 It’s about

5. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 5 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org ROI provides low cost ophthalmoscopes to screen for early signs of detectable eye & other life threatening conditions It uses The Rotary Foundation (TRF) matching grants to fund eye-care treatments

6. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 6 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org 75% of impending blindness is preventable or curable

7. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 7 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Early diagnosis and follow up treatments are critical if we are to make a difference

8. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 8 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org The scale of the challenge

9. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 9 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org We live in a world where... and yet 75%... yes 75% can be prevented, or cured  The vision of 314m people is impaired  37 million people are currently blind  Up to 2 million could go blind next year  Some 80% of blind people are over 50  A child goes blind every minute  A person goes blind every 5 seconds

10. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 10 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org We live in a world that Without early diagnosis and treatment, by 2020 the world’s blind population will grow To at least 75 million individuals (Source WHO)

11. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 11 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Cataract is the leading cause of blindness The clouding of the lens is responsible for 47% of world blindness … that’s nearly 20 million people Early diagnosis and a 20 minute operation, costing as little as £10 (US $20) will change, potentially save a life, & help make blindness history for that person

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13. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 13 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Cataract is the leading cause of blindness Yet is readily treated or cured, if diagnosed and treated in time

14. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 14 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org What is an ophthalmoscope? It is a non invasive tool used to examine the retina It helps identify serious medical conditions, as well as eye disorders

15. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 15 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Early retinal examination also identifies other life challenging conditions  Diabetes  Heart disease  Brain tumours  Cerebral malaria  Hypertension The Optyse™

16. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 16 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org ROI training ROI requires that all community workers, engaged in eye screening, are suitable trained prior to receiving Optyse™ units IMPACT’s Mobile training unit (Mumbai)

17. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 17 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org The ROI Optyse TM Is engraved “Donated by Rotarians” It’s a global award winning, low cost, lens free pen sized ophthalmoscope Being portable, requiring minimal training, it is suitable for use literally in the field Engraved “Donated by Rotarians”

18. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 18 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Make your donation go further A TRF (The Rotary Foundation) matching grant project, helps achieve so much more ► Each donation your Club gives is matched by 50%. ► Each DDF contribution your District makes is matched at 100% ► ROI projects can also attract a grant worth up to £1,500 ($3,000) from BPDAF

19. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 19 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Benefits of donating to an ROI sponsored Matching Grant project It’s simple. We do the administration It’s recognised by The Rotary Foundation You attract Paul Harris Fellowship credits You become a named Project Funding Partner You gain publicity & promotion for your Club

20. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 20 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org W hat has been achieved?  The Optyse™ is deployed in 44 countries  Over 550 cataract operations have already been performed, mainly using volunteer consultants  You have purchased eye equipment for a Rotary Medical Centre in Mumbai (As at Spring 2008) … The 1 st two projects raised some $45,000 from sponsoring Club donations of just $2,865

21. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 21 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org ROI providing global support The UK based Rotarian’s global sight initiative supports the goals of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight The joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)

22. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 22 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org ROI supported by others Working with a range of global eye-care charities, and through Rotarian contacts, We seek to help eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020

23. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 23 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org What unites us? The very real prospect of making a difference for so many

24. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 24 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Support ROI today & help make blindness history  It’s a UK based, but global Rotarian Initiative  A humanitarian investment that addresses health, peace and poverty  It’s uncomplicated and works  It’s networked with all global eye-care agencies  It’s cost efficient and produces a great return for your investment in restoring sight for many in developing countries

25. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 25 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Donating couldn’t be simpler 1.Decide how many units you wish to donate at £27.50 ($55) each 2.Pay by cheque, bank transfer or PayPal 3.Fill in the donation form with our leaflet or call up & complete the Word based form on our web site www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org 4.That’s it. We willl find host Rotary Clubs to manage projects, arrange distribution & treatments with our partners … and keep you informed of progress and achievements

26. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 26 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org From earlier screening … … to TRF funded treatments Summing up Sight is the sense we fear loosing most Up to 2m people go blind each year … some will die needlessly 75% can be cured or treated It cost so little to restore sight ROI supported TRF Matching Grant projects help make blindness history From earlier screening … … to TRF funded treatments

27. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 27 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Thank you for your interest, and for sharing our Club’s vision for 2020

28. Stevenage Grange Rotary Club 28 www.roisight.orgwww.roisight.org Acknowledgements Stevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators Ken Follett & Sir John Major, former Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO SIGHT Ambassador; technical advisors Craig Fisher of Prolateral Consulting & Richard Vobes; the research & production team at Community Initiatives, as well as the following who also freely donated time, energy and enthusiasm to help make blindness history for many Standard Chartered Bank Hertbeat FM, Knebworth

29. 29 Photographic donations Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist, Blantyre, Malawi WHO VISION 2020: The Right To Sight Sight Savers International Christian Blind Mission Ophthalmos Limited ORBIS From earlier screening … … to TRF funded treatments