Sight First is Lions' most ambitious and most successful initiative ever. Thanks to Sight First, Lions have restored sight to 7.6 million people through cataract surgeries, prevented serious vision loss for 30 million people and improved eye care services for hundreds of millions.

Sight First was launched by Lions in 1989 to battle preventable blindness. Sadly, 80 percent of the world's blind were needlessly without sight. Through Sight First, Lions have prevented blindness by supporting cataract surgeries, helping expand eye hospitals and clinics, educating the public, distributing sight-saving medication, training eye care professionals and establishing sustainable eye care systems in underserved areas.

Sight First has not only been stunningly effective but also startlingly efficient. On average, about every £10 GBP in donations has resulted in 3 people with vision restored or saved from blindness. In the 1990s, Campaign Sight First raised US$143 million worldwide. With the successful conclusion the three-year Campaign SightFirst II in July 2008, Lions will expand current Sight First programs and launch new initiatives through the more than US$200 million raised