Donate Eyewear

Your gently used eyewear could make a world of difference to someone in need. Clear vision could enable a child to see clearly to learn in school. Clear vision could help an adult maintain a job and support their family.

Each year, we collect gently used prescription eyewear and non-prescription sunglasses to recycle and hand-deliver on our Global Clinics around the world. Give new life to your old eyewear! That pair that you no longer wear can help OneSight patients see clearly and fulfill their dreams.
All donated eyewear is recycled at one of our 14 Global Eyewear Resource Centers. Trained volunteers take each pair through a multi-step process to ensure the highest quality is dispensed to our patients.
Donate yours today at any: LensCrafters, ILORI, Optical Shop of Aspen, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Target Optical or participating local practitioner. 

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Each year, OneSight’s trained volunteers and doctors travel to countries worldwide to hand-deliver free primary vision care and eyewear to thousands of adults and children in need. Patients receive a thorough optical exam by licensed eye doctors and eyewear is dispensed. To provide the best quality, complete care, we also partner with local ophthalmologists or international doctor outreach organizations to perform optical surgery for those patients referred from our Clinics.
Our trained volunteers distribute both recycled and new prescription eyewear and non-prescription sunglasses during Global Clinics.

• Recycled eyewear is collected in Luxottica retail locations and Independent optometrist’s offices around the world. Trained volunteers then clean and prepare the eyewear for Clinics at one of 14 Global Eyewear Resource Centers in Australia, Italy and the United States. Two million pairs are needed annually to support our Clinics. Donate yours today at any LensCrafters, ILORI, Optical Shop of Aspen, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Target Optical or participating local practitioner across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. 
• New eyewear is manufactured at Luxottica plants to help fill more complex prescriptions during Clinics.

In 2012, we will conduct 12 Clinics in 6 countries. To date, OneSight has completed more than 200 Clinics in 37 different countries, helping more than 3.5 million people. Check out our global giving map!

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