Up to 2.5 billion people worldwide, millions of whom are children, lack access to proper eyewear, causing students to fall behind in school and affecting the day-to-day work of adults. Nonprofits such as Our Children's Vision and EYElliance, companies and doctors are deploying various efforts to resolve the issue.
Read the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/health/glasses-developing-world-global-health.html
BrillenEyes regularly donates eyewear to the Illumination Foundation to provide homeless people in Orange County (CA) with the eyeglasses they need.