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Focus on Vision - Creating Joy of Eyesight

Discover a unique opportunity to improve the world by providing adjustable spectacles to visually impaired populations, with a focus on underserved regions. Learn about the challenges, solutions, and initiatives to enhance vision health globally.

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Focus on Vision - Creating Joy of Eyesight

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  1. I truly believe Jan in ’t Veld Co-founder & Vice-president united distribution of adjustable spectaclesas an interesting opportunity for a better world “to see”

  2. Statistics Visually impaired2004: 314 million 2010: 285 million2018: 214 million2020: 200 million (extrapolation by WHO) 99% live in developing countries (at the BoP) 75% of avoidable blindness is due to uncorrected refractive errors Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | 17-9-2012

  3. Identified barriers Limited output ophthalmic schools Africa: 50-70 optometrists, 0 ophthalmologists per annum Projections: 50.000 optometrists and 30.000 ophthalmologists ideally needed Limited interest to work rurally. Insufficient income, risk: saturation in urban areas Restrictive protectionist legislation e.g. Tanzania, South Africa, India, United States Just a thought; “HOW TO IDENTIFY CLIENTS FROM PATIENTS?” Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | 17-9-2012

  4. We endorse ophthalmologistsoptometrists opticians and assistants vision guardians concept LV Prasad Eye Institute Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  5. A universal procedure (proposed) Recognize eye diseases and refer to vision centres or hospitals Recognize severe refractive error and refer to vision centres or independent optometrists Recognize simple refractive error Distribution of low cost or free spectacles We emphasize Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  6. Focusspec® Low cost Vision guardian approach Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  7. High end lens Production

  8. Sheltered workshop assembly

  9. Local assembly projects

  10. Distribution 19th centurydistributionEuropepaintingJ.J.M. Damschreuder1867 Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  11. Distribution 21st centurydistributioncity centerDar es Salaam, Tanzaniaaround the corner ofits Ministry of HealthOctober 9, 2011 Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  12. Leadership India today needs at least 100 million low cost spectacles Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  13. We act and support Training of clinical nurses by qualifiedoptometriststo becomevision guardians July, 2011 Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  14. Focus on Vision Strategic Values • Programs developed to facilitate roll-out/reach outs • Eye screenings, eye camps, etc. with trained local clinical nurses and social entrepreneurs to know the difference between refractive errors and serious eye conditions • Support material like training manuals and simple user leaflets • Cooperation among IAPB members. Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  15. Creating Joy of Eyesight Tanzania

  16. Creating Joy of Eyesight Nepal

  17. Creating Joy of Eyesight Kenya

  18. Creating Joy of Eyesight Ghana

  19. Get Involved • “Preventable blindness is one of our most tragic and wasteful global problems. By eliminating unnecessary blindness we can dramatically improve the education, employment and quality of life for many millions of people” Prof. Brien Holden of the ICEE • What YOU can do? • Purchase the Focusspec® • Support Focus on Vision and contribute to help creating Joy of Eyesight • Partner up with your specific qualities and let Vision 2020 become true by 2020 Focus on Vision | 9GA IAPB | September 2012

  20. AddressLuchthavenweg 10 5657 EB EindhovenThe NetherlandsPhone+31 (0) 40 258 1600 E-mailinfo@focus-on-vision.comWebsitewww.focus-on-vision.com Facebook www.facebook.com/focusonvision YouTubewww.youtube.com/focus-on-vision

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