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TechCircles in 2012

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TechCircles in 2012 Curious about what TechCircles was up to in 2012? Check out our summary here, and learn about our new intern as well! Fast facts and numbers: 1 […]

How cataract surgery changed one elderly man’s life An elderly man travelled all the way from Bamiyan province to NOOR to have his eyes examined.  His eyesight had been poor […]

The Story of a Married Couple A woman presented to the clinic with her husband. She had severe depression because of the intensive domestic violence she suffered at the hands […]

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NOOR Stands Out in Cost Recovery NOOR has been known for its reliability and quality service for a number of years but has recently stood out in a new area. […]

Travelling to NOOR Travelling from Badakshan to Kabul is a long arduous journey, up over the Hindu Kush Mountains along, the Salang Pass, where at the height of the road you […]

An In-Depth Study Daniela Beyer and Simone Beck were both linguists and former IAM team members. They have published an in-depth study on the minority Munji language in northern Afghanistan.  […]

AAO Awards Outstanding International Contributions to Optometry The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) posthumously awarded Tom Little a distinct award. He received the AAO-Essilor Award for Outstanding International Contributions to Optometry. The […]

Glaucoma An 80-year-old man from the Spinboldak district had one eye that he couldn’t even see light due to Glaucoma. He could only see light with his other eye, due […]

Mental Health Course and Subsequent Treatment Proves Effective Ensuring that patients with mental health issues receive appropriate, quality treatment is incredibly important. One of the doctors who had participated in […]

Humaira’s story

A Community Development Success Story In her own words, Humaira tells her story and how CDP has helped her children’s education. I was born in 1957 in a poor family in Qezil […]