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picture of Students at St. Oda School in Kenya
   Students at St. Oda School in Kenya
picture of Students in IT Library in Kenya
   Kenya: Students in IT Library established by AiPb in 2009
picture of Kenya Orphan Child with Albinism and Visual Impairment
   Kenya: Orphan Child with Albinism and Visual Impairment
picture of New Computer Classroom in Kenya
   Kenya: New Computer Classroom established 2012
picture of Kenya Visual Impairment children
   Kenya: Best Friends
picture of Kenya Girl students express joy at learning computer skills
   Kenya: Girl students express joy at learning computer skills
picture of Kenya Teacher Francis explains Bucky Ball Atomic Structure to Students
   Kenya: Teacher Francis explains Bucky Ball Atomic Structure to Students
picture of Kenya Advanced students learn about Zoom-Twix from Teacher Francis
   Kenya: Advanced students learn about Zoom-Twix from Teacher Francis
picture of Kenya St. Oda Students diligently doing homework aided by assistive technology
   Kenya: St. Oda Students diligently doing homework aided by assistive technology
picture of Kenya Advanced students learn computer skills
   Kenya: Advanced students learn computer skills
picture of Sister Leonora, Principal of the St. Oda School for Blind Children in Kenya
   Kenya: Sister Leonora, Principal of the St. Oda School for Blind Children
picture of Students at the Mwereni School for Blind Children in Tanzania
   Tanzania: Students at the Mwereni School for Blind Children in Tanzania in early 2005. Note the mud school building and children in tattered clothing.
picture of Students gather around Co-Founder of AiPb, Dr. Patricia Bath in Tanzania
   Tanzania: Students gather around Co-Founder of AiPb, Dr. Patricia Bath.
picture of Dr. Bath promises to help children at Mwereni in Tanzania
   Tanzania: Dr. Bath promises to help children at Mwereni.
picture of AiPb donation reach the Mwereni School in Tanzania
   Tanzania: Within 6 months AiPb donation reach the Mwereni School.
picture of Blind Man with Child Guide
   Blind Man with Child Guide.
picture of Dr. Bath with Children 1977
   Dr. Bath with Children 1977.
ComputerVision Program for blind children in Tanzania
   Tanzania: ComputerVision Program begins with one laptop and many keyboards for blind children to learn and memorize the keyboard.
picture of students and teachers proudly display their new AiPb donated items in Tanzania
   Tanzania: By 2006 students and teachers proudly display their new AiPb tee shirts, sneakers and some of the donated items: low vision magnifier aids, etc.
picture of AiPb in Tunisia 1994
   AiPb in Tunisia 1994
picture of Eye Surgery
   Eye Surgery
picture of Mwereni Computer Class Opening
   Mwereni Computer Class Opening
picture of Mwereni Computer Class
   Mwereni Computer Class
picture of Mwereni Computer Class
   Mwereni Computer Class
picture of Mwereni School
   Mwereni School
picture of Professors Chan and Bath China 1978
   Professors Chan and Bath China 1978
picture of Computer Vision is a joy
   Computer Vision is a joy
picture of Dr. Bath on duty in Nigeria 1978
   Dr. Bath on duty in Nigeria 1978
picture of Drs Bath and Kirmani in Pakistan
   Drs Bath and Kirmani in Pakistan
picture of Humanitarian DR. Quon provides free Eye exams for Kenya Kids
   Humanitarian DR. Quon provides free Eye exams for Kenya Kids
picture of Humanitarian Dr. Vaughn Provides free Eye Exams
   Humanitarian Dr. Vaughn Provides free Eye Exams
picture of Louis and Francis
   Louis and Francis
picture of Loupe Magnification
   Loupe Magnification
picture of Professor Bath lectures in Tunisia
   Professor Bath lectures in Tunisia
picture of Professors Chang and Bath
   Professors Chang and Bath







The American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness has reached out to the blind and visually impaired throughout the world from 1976 to present.

The global outreach has evolved over the years to become primarily educational at the present time. The scope of services of the AiPb have ranged from performing eye surgery in remote areas of the world to the donation of computers to blind children in Kenya and in the 21st Century to providing web based education relevant to blindness prevention.

AiPb programs of Community Ophthalmology have been taught worldwide.

AiPb Founders and Directors have traveled to Africa, Asia, Europe and Central and South America to teach and promulgate the science and discipline of Community Ophthalmology. Founding Board Member Dr. Alfred Cannon taught concepts in community medicine, community psychiatry and community ophthalmology with his programs in Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.Founding Board Member Dr. Aaron Ifekwunigwe was instrumental in the promulgation of programs of community pediatrics and community ophthalmology during his many missions in Central and South America.

Founder and President Dr. Patricia Bath has lectured throughout the world on Community Ophthalmology, Blindness Prevention and Gift of Sight surgical technology.

In 2005 AiPb began it’s Computer Vision Program to aid the blind, especially blind children. In the USA each state has programs to provide blind children with computers as needed consistent with accessibility and disability laws.

However, blind children in Africa do not have the benefit of such laws and this need was observed when AiPb Co-Founder, Dr. Bath travelled to Tanzania in 2005.

The campaign of one-laptop per blind child was born that moment when she visited the Mwereni School for Blind Children in 2005.



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