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Lions Save Sight
Community Challenge Sight Foundation
The Foundation was
established in 1974 and since then has funded grants worth
over $4.5 million. As its name implies, the
Foundation’s purpose is to save sight, and this is
achieved through the funding of research into eye care and
the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases
of the eye. The Foundation provides grants towards research
projects; the purchase of equipment for universities,
hospitals and institutions involved in eye health; equipment
for the visually impaired; and the promotion of eye care in
the wider community.
The Foundation
provided the University of Sydney’s Save Sight &
Eye Health Institute with seed funding to assist in its
establishment. The Lions NSW Eye Bank was an initiative of
the Foundation that was established in partnership with the
NSW Government and the then Sydney Area Health Service. The
Foundation currently contributes $100,000.00 annually
towards the running costs of the Lions NSW Eye
Bank.
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