Wearing Glasses Boosts Income by a Third in Low-Income Communities, Finds Landmark New Study
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low- income communities by 33% according to new research. A new randomised controlled trial, published today, finds that the provision of reading glasses improves livelihoods and quality of life and reduces poverty. Today VisionSpring, BRAC, and Queen’s University Belfast released the findings of their THRIVE study – Tradespeople and Hand-workers Rural Initiative for a Vision- enhanced Economy. THRIVE was c