Just a thought
January 15th, 2006I just had a thought and can’t imagine that it doesn’t already exist:
People’s eyes are getting worse or better all the time. In our affluent countries this is often reason to purchase new glasses (i.e. a new frame and new lenses). What happens to the old glasses? Wouldn’t it be effective to collect these glasses (e.g. through a programme at different opticians), note their exact strength, and send them off to a needy country e.g. in Africa? The group of people in such a country that is unable to afford proper glasses could benefit from this virtually free supply of glasses and lenses.
Does such a programme exist already? A cursory glance through google does not reveal a Dutch programme of the sort. I’ll do some more detailed searching in the next few days though.