The project aims to improve the quality of life of people through the elimination of visual impairment in the stat of Akwa Ibom by 2011.

In Nigeria ICEE has conducted a 6-week refraction course was conducted by ICEE in Kaduna, Nigeria, where 22 ophthalmic nurses were trained. The trainees were government employees prior to their involvement in the course. They are now practicing in a number of hospitals in northern Nigeria.

ICEE has been collaborating with the University of Ibadan Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, where it provided additional training for two optometrists in low vision. The training was supported by the World Health Organization. The optometrists subsequently participated in the Sightsavers International assessment programme which gave them the opportunity for practical experience.