Restoring Vision is a non-profit which sources Reading Glasses and Sunglasses and supplies them at nominal charge to two distinct groups; groups going on missions to developing countries and domestic groups serving the underprivileged.
All of us begin to experience blurry close-up vision around age 40. This is a common condition called presbyopia, and it results from the gradual loss of elasticity in the muscles around the eye. By age 45, virtually everyone needs a correction for close-up vision. In developed countries like the United States, presbyopia is easily corrected with prescription eyeglasses from an optometrist, or reading glasses from the pharmacy. But people in developing countries don’t have easy access to eyeglasses, and this creates a serious problem.
Many different organizations conduct “missions” to developing countries. These missions may include eye exams and the distribution of (usually) recycled glasses. Many groups obtain used eyeglasses and supply them to missions. However, these are primarily presciption glasses. A typical mission requires that reading glasses represent from 40% to 50% of all glasses. Yet, most missions cannot obtain that many. In order to help these missions serve more people, Restoring Vision specializes in supplying reading glasses that are difficult to obtain elsewhere. Sunglasses are an important preventative tool in fighting both cataracts and ptyergia. These can be quite debilitating and affect people who live in tropical climates and work outdoors.
To learn more about this group, please visit their website. To learn how to order from them, please click here. To read about the distribution of Restoring Vision’s 1,000,000 pair of glasses, please click here.
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