There is a tremendous unmet need for eye care in the world.
According to WHO, more than 2 billion of the world’s 8 billion people have significant vision impairment or blindness, with 1 billion having a treatable condition. It was interesting to me that 800 million have uncorrected refractive errors with no access to spectacles, including nearly 11 million here in the U.S. There are many virtuous programs available for recycling used eyeglasses, including those supported by large optical chains and Lions Clubs International. Our group at Minnesota Eye Consultants has worked with ReSpectacle.