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More than 950 million people need glasses but cannot afford them (source: WHO). The resulting loss of income for these people is over 269 billion US dollars per year. Our goal: basic optical care for everyone.

Over 950 million people need glasses, but can't afford them – please help us!  

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The most important project of 2021 for Lentes al Instante (Bolivia), or LAI for short, was the construction of a new grinding workshop for astigmatism glasses. The need in Bolivia is great: around 20 percent of people with defective vision who attend our eye camps suffer from astigmatism.

In October 2021, we launched an impact study that we conducted together with Siemens Stiftung. Its aim was to investigate how wearing glasses affects children's everyday lives. Around 1,000 schoolchildren were asked about their experiences with the OneDollarGlasses and their wearing habits.  

The pension is not enough for glasses Issaf Traoré, now 60 years old, last wore glasses five years ago. At that time, he was still a chauffeur and, with -3 dioptres, was dependent on glasses. Now retired, his financial resources are no longer sufficient to replace his now unusable glasses. Issaf had

All our eyewear manufacturers bring touching life stories with them. So did the Peruvian Raquel, who had previously laboriously peeled garlic to feed herself and her children on the meager wages.

Good vision is an essential part of quality of life. It enables us to perceive the world clearly and has a decisive influence on education, work and social integration. Unfortunately, millions of people around the world do not have access to an effective supply of glasses. GoodVision is committed to