This review and giveaway was made possible by iConnect Influencer Management and Glasses.com. I was compensated for my participation in this campaign, but all opinions are 100% mine.
I have been wearing glasses for about 10 years now, and as much as I complain about needing them, I know that I'm very lucky to have the means to get regular eye exams and purchase designer frames and lenses. Getting proper vision correction is something many of us, myself included, often take for granted. It's estimated that 1.1 billion people worldwide do not have access to
an eye exam or a pair of glasses.
As a parent, that statistic is heartbreaking because I know a large majority of that figure is made up of children.
The good news is that there are organizations who are committed to eradicating the global vision care crisis.
Since 1988, OneSight Vision Clinics have served 9 million people in 41 countries and 49 states. Thousands of trained volunteers and doctors travel the globe each year to staff OneSight Clinics and teach local residents as part of our commitment to transfer skills and build sustainable infrastructures in underserved communities, both internationally and domestically.
With the help of dedicated partners, there are 8 sustainable Vision Centers operating today, providing permanent access to vision care to over 2 million people. In the next five years, that number will grow to over 20 million.
How You Can Help the Global Vision Crisis
Glasses.com has partnered with OneSight to launch the “Share Your Sight” program. For every purchase from Glasses.com, a pair of glasses will be provided to a person in need.
After completing a purchase of prescription eye wear from Glasses.com, customers will be receive an email acknowledging their participation in the OneSight campaign and encourage them to share the provided “double donation” link via email or social media.
Why Buy From Glasses.com
I recently purchased a new pair of tortoise print Tory Burch prescription glasses from Glasses.com and had the best online transaction to date for ordering frames and lenses online. I'm not even kidding, it wasn't even 48 hours from the time I placed my order to when the glasses were delivered to my door.
I priced these frames at a major eyeglass chain and they were considerably higher in price... and that was just for the frames! The lenses were included at glasses.com, making them a bargain by designer eye wear standards. Plus, shipping AND returns are free at glasses.com.
Besides getting a great deal on my eye wear, I enjoyed that I was helping support OneSight— and with my purchase, another pair of glasses was being donated to a person in need. Here's how it works once you buy a pair:
How the "Share Your Sight" Program Works
- Frames from Glasses.com are shipped to local and global OneSight vision clinics.
- Volunteer opticians at the clinics give patients free eye exams.
- Volunteers help patients select frames.
- The same day, frames are fitted and prescription lenses are made.
Every patient walks out with a new pair of glasses - and unlocked potential.
Glasses.com offers both prescription and non-prescription glasses, so even if you don't need vision correction, you can still participate in the program when you buy sunglasses or other non-RX lenses and frames.
To learn more about the #ShareYourSight program, visit www.glasses.com/onesight-giving-back.
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