What is OneSight?

OneSight, a Luxottica Group Foundation, is a family of charitable vision care programs dedicated to improving vision through outreach, research and education. OneSight combines 20 years of innovation from three former Luxottica charitable programs – Give the Gift of Sight and the Pearle Vision Foundation in North America as well as Community I-Care in Australia – into one, new global foundation. Since 1988, these charitable efforts have provided free vision care and eyewear to more than six million people in need around the
world and have granted millions towards research and education.

“The need for vision care around the world is great,” commented Greg Hare, executive director, OneSight. “More than 250 million adults and children worldwide suffer from poor vision because they do not have access to basic vision care and eyewear. To help give the gift of sight to all those in need, Luxottica Group, one of the world’s largest eyewear manufacturer, designer and distributors, has harnessed its vast ophthalmic global business structure and expertise to give back to communities worldwide, providing free vision care and eyewear to those who can not otherwise afford it.”

Poor vision can dramatically affect a child’s academic performance and future. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Optometric Vision Development in 2002 showed that students receiving vision services had a 50 percent greater improvement rate in reading than those who received no services, an almost 100 percent greater improvement rate in math, and close to 200 percent greater improvement rate in reading comprehension. To help children receive the vision care they need, a large focus of the North American OneSight program are the Regional and Vision Van Clinics set up around the country.

OneSight strives to give the gift of sight through four program areas: Global Eye Care, Regional Eye Care, Community Eye Care and Preventative Eye Care.

Global Eye Care: OneSight conducts Global Eye Care Clinics in developing countries where doctors and trained volunteers provide free eye exams and recycled as well as newly manufactured eyewear to thousands of adults and children.

Regional Eye Care: OneSight volunteers work with local charitable partners to provide free vision care and eyewear to those in need in their home countries through organized Regional and Vision Van Clinics. Currently these programs operate across North America, Australia and China and will be expanding into other countries around the world.

Community Eye Care: Local OneSight volunteers help those in need across North America and Australia in local communities through Retail/in-store and outreach programs.

Preventative Eye Care: The OneSight Research Foundation provides research grants to find better treatments and cures for vision-threatening diseases and disorders. OneSight also invests in developing the next generation of optometric professionals through the Dr. Stanley Pearle (Founder of Pearle Vision) Scholarship Fund.