The Moran Eye Center's Global Outreach Division

The Global Outreach Division works to solve the global problem of preventable blindness.

Moran physicians, nurses, and medical personnel have volunteered their time in more than 25 countries, providing cataract surgeries and vision screenings while training local ophthalmologists and healthcare workers to increase access to care. The outreach team also provides charitable eye care locally, treating under-resourced populations in Utah and the Navajo Nation.

Funded solely by donors, the Global Outreach Division in a typical year provides about 1,000 sight-restoring surgeries, 5,000 eye exams, and 2,000 free pairs of eyeglasses while training 30 international physicians and nurses; some 120 volunteers perform 12,500 service hours.

Mission Statement

The Moran Global Outreach Division strives to establish and support sustainable eye care solutions that empower individuals and underserved communities worldwide.

Our work is focused on the following:

1. Strategic partnerships

2. Custom training programs

3. Quality care

4. Research

5. Health equity advocacy

Moran Global Impact

Local Outreach

Working with community partners in Salt Lake County and Park City, Moran provides eye care to underserved populations, including people experiencing homelessness, former refugees, and the uninsured.

In southern Utah, Moran delivers services in the remote Four Corners region in partnership with the Utah Navajo Health System and other partners.

Areas of Impact

‣ Operation Sight Day John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City

‣ Fourth Street Clinic, Salt Lake City

‣ Project Homeless Connect Salt Lake City

‣ Hope in Sight Redwood Outreach Clinic, West Valley City

‣ Maliheh Free Clinic, Millcreek

‣ People’s Health Clinic, Park City

‣ Blue Mountain Hospital, Blanding

UTAH NAVAJO HEALTH SYSTEM CLINICS

‣ Lyman Middle School

‣ Montezuma Creek Community Health Center

‣ Montezuma Creek Elementary School

‣ Whitehorse High School

‣ Aneth Community School

‣ Bluff Elementary School

‣ Monument Valley Community Health Center

‣ Tse’bii’nidzisgai Elementary School

‣ Monument Valley High School

‣ Navajo Mountain Community Health Center

‣ Navajo Mountain Elementary School

‣ Navajo Mountain High School

‣ Kayenta Elementary School

FUTURE EXPANSION:

‣ Ogden

‣ U Health South Main Clinic