At VisionSpring we were happy to see The New York Times kick off 2010 with an article highlighting the enormous need for affordable eye care in the developing world. Check out the article – “Better Vision for the World, on a Budget” – here.

Sharing the same goal as the technology-oriented organizations profiled in Heingartner’s article, VisionSpring focuses on another area of innovation necessary to achieve affordable vision care: distribution. VisionSpring works to provide affordable reading glasses, a “technology that has been around for over 800 years yet cannot be found in much of the developing world. Fifty percent of all the eyeglass needs in the world are for ready-made eyeglasses – the kind that can be purchased at any drugstore in the United States. To improve vision and economic productivity for individuals around the world, VisionSpring is working to tackle this critical piece of the puzzle.