Myra Anubi

BBC's "People Fixing the World" traveled to Karnataka, India to document how eyeglasses are transforming agricultural productivity among coffee farmers at the Garigekhan Estate. The episode features interviews with farmers who received eyeglasses, alongside VisionSpring team members Anshu Taneja (Managing Director, VisionSpring India), Bhavyashree (Optometrist, Counsellor, and Optical Dispenser), and Chandrasehekur (Deputy Lead, See to Earn).

Andrew Jacobs

A study found that when older workers in Bangladesh were given free reading glasses, they earned 33 percent more than those who had not. According to the W.H.O., the lack of access to corrective eyewear inhibits learning among students, increases the likelihood of traffic accidents and forces middle-age factory workers and farmers to prematurely leave the work force.

Prof.Nathan Congdon & Priya A Reddy*

Called PROSPER the study affirms that eyeglasses have the potential to dramatically boost worker productivity worldwide. In India, providing tea pickers with corrective lenses improved worker productivity by 21.7 percent, with productivity increasing to almost 32 percent when vision correction was p (...)