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Programs: Global eye care projects each year onesight volunteers travel to countries around the world to hand-deliver free vision care and eyewear to thousands of adults and children. Onesight works closely with local governments, health care officials and independent doctors of optometry to ensure each clinic runs smoothly and local recipients receive the best possible care. Patients receive a thorough optical exam by licensed eye doctors and eyewear is dispensed. Sunglasses are dispensed to those not needing a prescription. In 2017, onesight conducted 14 clinics in 9 countries helping almost 60,966 people. In addition to conducting temporary clinics, onesight seeks out local partners to build permanent infrastructure and develop sustainable vision care solutions that will provide on-going access to affordable, high quality vision care. Prior to 2017, onesight opened permanent vision centers in the gambia, a small country in west africa that previously had only one optometrist to serve 1. 8 million people. In 2017, onesight opened up ten permanent vision centers in rwanda, a small country in east africa. Prior to opening six permanent visions in 2016, this country had seventeen optometrists to serve 12 million people. In 2017, onesight opened up thirteen permanent vision centers in zambia. Prior to opening two permanent vision centers in 2016, this country had 24 ophthalmologists to serve 17 million people. These vision centers are serving patients daily, and onesight is training local opticians and lab technicians to build sustainable vision care capacity.

regional eye care onesight volunteers, doctors and local charitable organizations set up temporary clinics in major cities to provide free eye care and new eyewear to those in need. In north america, eyewear is produced on site in onesight's state-of-the-art production vehicles, eyevan, eyeleen. In 2017, onesight conducted 17 weeks of clinics across north america, helping almost 17,432 people and manufacturing over 13,375 pairs of new glasses.

school based vision care - in addition to conducting temporary clinics, onesight seeks out local partners to build permanent infrastructure and develop sustainable vision care solutions that will provide on-going access to affordable, high quality vision care. The onesight vision centers at oyler, fairfield, hamilton and manchester in ohio and bakersfield and clinica de la raza in california are school-based vision centers within a school environment. These full-service vision centers provide access to comprehensive eye exams, glasses, fitting and adjustments for students. The onesight vision center at citylink is a full-service vision center providing access to comprehensive eye exams, glasses, fittings and adjustments for adults and their families throughout the greater cincinnati region.

community eye care local onesight volunteers help those in need in local communities through retail/in-store and outreach programs. Throughout the year, onesight volunteer doctors and employees from participating luxottica retail stores, including lenscrafters, pearle vision, sears optical and target optical, provide free eyewear to recipients pre-selected by local charities based on visual and financial need. Resource centers each year, onesight conducts clinics in developing countries where doctors and trained volunteers provide free eye exams and eyewear to thousands of people in need. The glasses are manufactured in onesight resource centers. In addition, onesight provides manufacturing support during pilot phases of its sustainable programming.