On Thursday 10 October, we are going to great heights to raise funds to give the gift of sight to people in some of the worlds poorest countries.For adults living in some of the poorest parts of the world, conditions such as cataract, and diseases like trachoma and river blindness can not only deprive them of their sight. They can also deprive them of their independence, and their ability to earn a living and feed their families.And for children, the condition can deny them an education and the chance to become part of their community. But this World Sight Day, we're helping to stop this.

We all have friends or relatives here who have eye conditions that have been helped by simple treatments or eye surgery but without would have made life very difficult.