Where We Work

India

< Students at a vision campaign Mahbubnagar, India
India LAUNCHED 2005
  • Home of largest network of directly-managed Vision Entrepreneurs
  • One of the world’s fastest growing economies
  • 25% of India’s population lives below the poverty line
With a staggering need for quality vision care and employment opportunities for the poor, India is the ideal country for VisionSpring's work. Our Indian Vision Entrepreneurs are constantly innovating successful new sales techniques, which we capture and implement across all our locations. India's development infrastructure also holds many unique opportunities for partnerships with organizations ranging from microfinance institutions to NGOs to multinational corporations.

Headquartered in Hyderabad, VisionSpring India is home to our largest network of directly managed Vision Entrepreneurs and serves as the point of contact for partners in South Asia. VisionSpring India enables entrepreneurs in the rural areas of Andhra Pradesh to sell glasses and acts as a learning laboratory for our global partnerships. VisionSpring also supports partners across India bringing eyeglasses to four underserved states: Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

History of the Program

VisionSpring's first work in India began with a pilot grant from George Soros and the LV Prasad Eye Institute in 2001. In 2005, VisionSpring officially opened its India office in Hyderabad.

Today, under the leadership of Pritpal Marjara, our Vision Entrepreneurs in India refer patients requiring prescription eyeglasses to local partners including the world-renown eye hospital, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Vision 2020 India and Aravind Eye Hospitals.