Helping OneSight Deliver Vision Care and Eyeglasses to People in Need
For the past two holiday seasons we have partnered with OneSight—a terrific charity organization that provides eye care to those in need through outreach, research and education. Our previous holiday donations have allowed OneSight to recycle thousands of pairs of glasses for people in need. This holiday season we hope to match that—or do even better!
For each brain fitness purchase made between now and December 14, we’ll donate a portion of the proceeds to OneSight, a charity that provides eye care for people who can’t afford it. To learn more about our partnership, you can visit this page.
Over 300 million people worldwide suffer from poor vision simply because they do not have access to or cannot afford care. Poor, uncorrected vision can inhibit a child’s ability to learn and can rob adults of independence and quality of life. One of our scientists, Dr. Peter Delahunt, has written on this blog before about the problems of having incorrectly prescribed glasses and discusses a study that shows that correctly prescribed glasses can improve quality of life. In some countries, a pair of eyewear costs more than a month’s salary.
Over the past 23 years, OneSight’s volunteers have provided free eyewear and vision care to more than seven million people. In addition to our monetary donation, we host an ongoing eyeglass drive at our office – with almost 100 pairs of eyeglasses donated and counting! Those old glasses in the back of your drawer can be recycled into a life-changing gift for someone in need. To learn more about where to donate your old glasses, or to find resources to help you set up a drive to collect eyeglass donations, visit the glasses donation page on OneSight.org or see this article for other organizations that recycle used glasses.
Happy holidays to everyone from Posit Science!
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November 21st, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Wow, this sounds like a really great program. I’ve never really know what to do with my old eyeglasses. A lot of times the frames are just fine, I’ve just grown out of the prescription. It never felt right to just throw them away. Do you have donation locations in all 50 states? Is there I website I can look at to find the one closest to me?
December 19th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
@Robert Glasses try onesight.org and put in your address – they will tell you the closest dropoff site for you! http://onesight.org/