Improving the lives of millions of people
This is possible with a simple idea

Our Vision

Affordable eyecare for everyone

Giving people a new perspective.

Eyeglasses are a pathway out of poverty allowing people to live productive and easier lives. As part of our development cooperation, we build local structures and create jobs in our program countries in Africa, Asia, and South America.

Our mission is to empower people through good eyesight. The key: high-quality primary eye-care can and must be affordable. This is possible: our material costs for a pair of GoodVision glasses are still around US $ 1.

Example on the left: this is how you would see with mypoia of 8 diopters

A simple idea that can change the world

We believe this is possible.

Let‘s change together the world for millions of people with refractive errors. Our organisation can be replicated anywhere in the world within a short period of time. Beyond the idea of affordable GoodVision glasses, we have achieved this by standardising our processes and quality management. In principle, we have designed our local organisational structure similar to a franchise model, making it as lean, as clear, and as structured as possible. The result: a growing number of professional and resilient organisations in the global south who earned the trust of governments and health institutions.

A simple idea that can travel the world.
How we achieved scalability: We have a transparent system that learns from itself. We have everything onsite in each country from a single source – production, sales, and training.  While introducing a clear methodology, we stay flexible and highly adaptable to local conditions.
To produce glasses locally
we rely on: simple production methods / simple machines (bending machine) / tools, and materials simple training concepts
To develop the job skills needed locally,
we rely on: a simple training method (no special prior knowledge or schooling required for trainees) / a simple train-the-trainer model (trainers do not need any special prior knowledge)
We rely on few vital central functions, such as:
the quality management for production and ophthalmic optics / the standardisation of equipment and tools / a collaborative management approach with clear focus
We run continuous process optimisation, including:
the digitalisation of patient data management / the material procurement (wire, glazing, shrink tubing) / the regular update and refining of the manufacturing process for prefabricated components
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This is about impact: Serving the last mile to reach people in need.

To achieve our vision we need to actively go, where our patients live, especially in structurally weak and low-income areas. We want to this in the best possible way. This is why effective and efficient collaboration through close teamwork is key.

Our organisations are structured in the way that we have full information access from A to Z and from Z to A. This enables us to consistently deliver high quality and best practice implementation.

The Design of the GoodVision Glasses

The GoodVision Glasses are made of flexible spring steel wire.
They are very light and extremely stable at the same time. The material cost of a pair of glasses is about one US dollar.

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