A more permanent, self financing approach is required. The World See began to develop the concept of establishing permanent clinics where primary eye care and new eyeglasses would be made available at a cost that was affordable to the majority of the public in developing countries. Find more information in our Research section. Each clinic is composed of an eye glass finishing laboratory and professional eye care providers who provide the necessary examinations. The clinics are intended to be fully self-financing, requiring no outside subsidies or grants once operational.
Service is targeted to low-income, under served populations with limited access to care.
The clinics establish fees for services affordable to the majority of the population. Despite the lower cost, the quality of care and eyeglasses remains high. Good quality, finished eyeglasses made from imported, but low cost frames and lenses. Eye health examinations. Treatment of minor eye disorders and mild trauma.