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2.5 billion people lack access to eyeglasses, due to poor infrastructure (1 optometrist per 1M people), no service in rural areas, and high cost. This has a massive impact on quality of life and costs low & middle income countries $2 trillion in lost economic output.

iDE is joining forces with Global Vision 2020 to revolutionize access for poor, rural families with a radically low-cost system.

The USee Vision System is a low-cost, portable device that can be used to diagnose and correct poor vision due to refractive error.

With simple training, local teams can rapidly screen for poor vision and provide customized eyeglasses in the field, using snap-in lenses.

At a delivered cost of $7 per pair, these glasses are an exciting local business opportunity.

Your support enables vision entrepreneurs to deliver new sight to millions in rural and underserved communities.

The USee Tester

A simple solution that is revolutionizing access to corrective lenses.

Clients turn the dial until they can see the eye chart clearly.

The markings on the device tell the vision team what strength of lens the client needs.

Using snap-in lenses, the team can make a custom pair of corrective eyeglasses in the field.

With just a few hours of training, non-professionals can reliably deliver high-quality vision screening and eyeglass fittings, reducing the strain on extremely limited vision care services.

Clinically trialed and peer reviewed, the USee meets IAPB international standards.

Power Entrepreneurs to Transform Access to Vision

To meet the IAPB goal of delivering 500 million eyeglasses by 2030, nearly 100,000 new optometrists would need to begin work immediately. This is not feasible.

But scaling through local entrepreneurs is.

Your support enables our teams to develop scalable business models, train local entrepreneurs and ensure that all programs comply with local regulations and standards.