From an individual’s health, education and work opportunities, to the sustainable development of local communities and economies.
1 in 3 people¹ aren’t reaching their full potential when 80% of all vision problems² can be solved by solutions that exist today.
Modern lifestyles, including children spending less time outdoors and the ever-increasing use of screens, are contributing to a rise in myopia. But it doesn’t need to be this way. And we are working to solve it.
1. Essilor, “Eliminating Uncorrected Poor Vision in a Generation,” Essilor (2020): 15, https://www.essilorseechange.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Eliminating-Poor-Vision-in-a-Generation-Report.pdf
2. World Health Organization, “Universal Eye Health: A Global Action Plan 2014–2019,” World Health Organization (2013): 1, https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/universal-eye-health-a-global-action-plan-2014-2019