As a member of the vision care community, Modern Eyecare is concerned about people around the world who lack access to the quality eye care that many of us so often take for granted. Because of this, the office will participate in the World Sight Day Challenge during September and October.
Now in its 9th year, the World Sight Day Challenge is the largest annual global fundraising campaign to address avoidable blindness caused by uncorrected refractive error – simply the need for an eye exam and glasses. The campaign is run by global charity, Optometry Giving Sight.
Preventable blindness is a solvable problem and we are proud to help give better vision to those in need. Most people are surprised to learn that for as little as $5 someone living in an underserved community can be provided with an eye exam and a pair of glasses to transform their lives.
From September 9 to October 9, Modern Eyecare will donate $1 from every pair of glasses purchased in their office to help the more than 600 million people in the world who are blind or vision impaired because they do not have access to an eye exam or glasses. Additionally, patients and community members can make donations in the office, which automatically enters them to win a door prize.
The campaign goal is to raise $1 million globally in 2015. Modern Eyecare is thrilled to be contributing towards this goal and hopes you will join them in doing so! For more information, visit www.givingsight.org
