The W.H.O reports that over 2.2 billion people around the globe have vision problems or are blind and the main cause is Cataract. Fortunately it is a preventable blindness. This staggering number highlights the urgent need for accessible cataract surgery and eye care. Cataract blindness can be reversed through a simple, safe surgical procedure that restores sight in less than an hour.
The Al Mustafa USA Cataract Charity Appeal helps vulnerable people and give them the gift of sight . It offers free eye surgery, eyesight screenings to diagnose eye disease, and post-operative care to rural communities worldwide.
Since 1983, we have conducted 1.9 million OPD screenings, performed 278,112 cataract surgeries, and distributed 1.2 million eyeglasses to vulnerable families across the world. Join our mission today to fight against this preventable blindness, as we ensures access to high-quality eye care for those cannot afford it.
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The Al Mustafa USA Cataract Charity Appeal covers free cataract surgeries, vision screenings, medication, patient travel, and post-operative care. Eye care missions travel to remote areas to provide screenings and prescription glasses, while free cataract surgeries restore eyesight for those who might otherwise go blind.
Your support makes these life-changing surgeries possible. A small donation of $60 can help a child who has lost her vision and contribute to reducing global blindness, while larger donations support full eye camps, specialist equipment, and the Al Mustafa Eye Hospital (Lahore, Pakistan).
Al Mustafa USA ensures all programs are run by qualified medical professionals in regions with limited access to eye care, making sight restoration possible for hundreds of patients every year.
With your Sadaqah and Zakat, we can work together to restore the gift of sight to children and adults struggling with preventable vision impairment and blindness
Al Mustafa USA rolls up its sleeves and brings eye care right to the doorstep of communities that can't get vision impairment treatment otherwise. Thanks to our mobile eye camps and our own dedicated eye hospital, we are able to reach people in need and provide life-changing eye care where it matters most.Our medical teams pack up and head to remote and underserved areas to do on-the-spot eye screenings and vision tests, and give hundreds of people the eye care they need at each stop.
People who come in with cataracts get the help they need fast: often within a few days. We take care of them from start to finish including meals and follow-up care, especially for those who have to travel with their families for hours.
Al Mustafa eye hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, offers free high-quality eye surgery, post cataract treatment, free diagnostic laboratory, medicine, ambulance, and eye camps for those who vision loss, independence and bring back the dignity to hundreds of people.
OUR IMPACT
Vision loss has a direct impact on poverty. Over 50% of global blindness cases are treatable, yet many people in poverty cannot afford the necessary surgeries. Poor vision directly impacts upon the reading ability of a kid and an uneducated society brings more poverty. Every number tells a story of sight restored through on-ground eye camps, surgeries, and screenings worldwide. We have successfully operated 252,028 patients of cataract, belongs to remote areas of the developing countries like Pakistan (190,476), Gaza Palestine (3200), Bangladesh (31,702), Burma (1450), DJBOUTI (4133), Malawi, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Barma, Kenya, DJBOUTI, are not the individuals but the families. Help us in this noble mission and donate today.
We begin by promoting the eye camps widely through local newspapers, TV channels, community centers, and radio broadcasts to ensure maximum awareness among the community.
Upon arrival, comprehensive screening is conducted to identify individuals in need of glasses, medication, surgery, or further referral to hospitals.
For just $2,000 you can help run an entire eye camp, give hundreds of people the ability to see again and live a life of brightness, dignity and respect.
In 2025 Al Mustafa Welfare Trust conducted an extensive series of cataract surgery eye camps across Pakistan (Spring, Summer and Winter), to reach the rural and remote communities.
These eye camps were held in locations across Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Islamabad. Each camp provided OPD screenings, cataract diagnosis, and surgical referrals, with surgeries carried out by qualified medical professionals.
By running nearly 40 eye camps in just one season, Al Mustafa demonstrated its strong on-ground presence and commitment to restoring sight where it is needed most. The mission is to eradicate blindness from the world.
A cataract is the clouding of the eye’s natural lens, which gradually affects sight and can lead to blindness if left untreated, especially with increasing age or for each risk person. Cataract surgery is the only sight saving solution that can restore clear vision and help people living with visual impairment regain independence. Through our Eye Care Camps, we receive hundreds of referrals every month for patients who urgently need surgery. Your monthly donation has the power to change lives by giving vulnerable individuals the chance to see again and live with dignity.
People in underserved communities who cannot afford eye care, including children, adults, and the elderly.
A single eye surgery costs approximately $60, which covers surgery, post-operative care, and follow-up visits.
Donations are used to fund life-changing surgeries, mobile eye camps, medical equipment, hospital operations, and essential patient care logistics. Al Mustafa USA ensures full transparency at every stage of the process. We work closely with local communities to announce and organize open eye camps that are accessible to everyone. At these camps, young people often bring their parents for checkups, and all patients are examined with care, dignity, and without any biasness.
Services are provided in villages, rural areas and remote regions across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and through Al Mustafa’s Eye specialist hospital in Lahore, Pakistan.
Yes, Al Mustafa welfare trust is providing free eye care. It has organised eye care camps in more then 40 cities of Pakistan during the winter season of 2025; Moreover, it has a dedicated hospital situated Near Board of Intermediate, Muzang Road, Lahore Pakistan.
