Q&A: Cure Blindness Project expands reach to prevent blindness

Nearly 30 years after the organization’s founding, Cure Blindness Project, previously known as Himalayan Cataract Project and HCP Cureblindness, continues to fight preventable blindness in underserved parts of the world.
The organization underwent a name change in 2024 and is ramping up efforts to spread awareness of and involvement in its mission.
K-T Overbey, CEO of Cure Blindness Project, spoke with Healio about the organization’s goals for the near future and how it hopes to achieve them.
Healio: Your organization underwent a rebrand in 2024. What was the thinking behind that