More than one billion people around the world need but cannot afford eye exams and glasses. Poor performance at school and at work, among other problems, is the result.
In response, the nonprofit group OneSight builds eye-examination centers and is expanding into countries where it has not worked, including Rwanda and Brazil.
“We’re trying to reach people in remote communities and potentially in areas where there isn’t consistent electricity or internet,” says the executive director, K-T Overbey, who added that the group is expanding its fundraising so it can reach more people. “We’ve started bringing a full manufacturing lab,” she says, “so that we can manufacture the glasses on-site.”
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