Restoring sight would save global economy US$202 billion each year

Operations on 2 October, 2012

Media release posted on behalf of the Brien Holden Vision Institute

Governments could add billions of dollars to their economies annually by funding the provision of an eye examination and a pair of glasses to the estimated 703 million people globally that needed them in 2010 according to a new study published this week. Read More about Restoring sight would save global economy US$202 billion each year

Don’t send your recycled glasses to developing countries, it costs twice as much as giving them ready-made glasses

Science in Public on 4 April, 2012

Dr David Wilson, Research Manager Asia-Pacific, International Centre for Eyecare Education Photo courtesy of International Centre for Eyecare Education

You might feel good sending your old reading glasses to a developing country. But a recent international study, led by the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE), a collaborating partner in the Vision CRC, in Sydney, suggests it is far better to give $10 for an eye examination and a new pair of glasses if you want to help someone in desperate need, and it is far better for building capacity in these communities.

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