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Rest In Peace Emmanuel Sao Mohamed

Vision Aid Overseas is very sorry to announce that Optometry Technician, Emmanuel Sao Mohamed, passed away in his home country of Sierra Leone, on Monday 12th June 2017.
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Urgent Appeal For Ethiopia

Will you support Vision Aid Overseas to help train 20 optometry students in Ethiopia to bring local eye care to over 1 million people?
Vision Aid Overseas launches urgent Appeal for Ethiopia

Vision Aid Overseas has launched an urgent Appeal to help train and support 20 final year optometry students at Hawassa University College of Health and Medical Sciences in Ethiopia.

Rest In Peace Emmanuel Sao Mohamed

Vision Aid Overseas is very sorry to announce that Optometry Technician, Emmanuel Sao Mohamed, passed away in his home country of Sierra Leone, on Monday 12th June 2017.
Vision Aid Overseas launches urgent Appeal for Ethiopia

Vision Aid Overseas has launched an urgent Appeal to help train and support 20 final year optometry students at Hawassa University College of Health and Medical Sciences in Ethiopia.
Vision Aid Overseas signs partnership with vintage eye wear brand Retrospecced

New vintage eye wear brand, Retrospecced signs partnership with Vision Aid Overseas to help bring affordable eye care services and glasses to people in Africa.
Essilor and Vision Aid Overseas announce three-year extension of their partnership Programme in Ethiopia.
Training university students in Ghana

Vision Aid Overseas’ partnership with Optometry Giving Sight UK provides practical training to 70 university students in Ghana.
Optometry practice pledges 1% of weekly sales to Vision Aid Overseas

So far, the practice has raised nearly £1,500, that’s enough to provide eye tests and glasses for up to 300 people!
Specsavers helps to screen more than 115,000 patients across Zambia in 3 years

A Specsavers-funded programme in Zambia has helped Vision Aid Overseas screen more than 115,000 patients in rural clinics.
Membership Subscription Increase

Vision Aid Overseas membership subscription will increase by £1 per month from 1st April 2017
Over 184, 000 people receive life changing eye care in Ethiopia

The Vision Aid Overseas’ DFID & Essilor funded programme in Ethiopia brings life changing eye care to over 184,000 people across five districts in southern Ethiopia
Vision Aid Overseas announces new CEO

Vision Aid Overseas are delighted to announce that Nicola Chevis will become the charity’ s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 1st March 2017.

Find your local recycling Opticians
How it works

Vision Aid Overseas no longer sends used glasses overseas. Find out how we recycle your glasses!
Why did you stop sending the glasses overseas?
Our vision

No one lives in poverty because of poor eyesight; no one lives with poor eyesight because of poverty.
Where can I recycle my glasses?
About volunteering

If you are an Optometrist, Dispensing Optician or Optical Technician your skills can change lives! Find out more...
What happens to the glasses when you receive them?
The right to sight!

I feel honoured and privileged and extremely exciting to say I will be going to Zambia in October with Vision Aid overseas. I would like your help in raising some money for this amazing organisation. 640 million people worldwide cant see properly simply because they need glasses!
How much do you make from each pair of glasses?
Donate and make a difference

Make a donation today to change a life like Fatimata Keita pictured above living in Sierra Leone, whose brand new glasses meant she could once again see clearly to care for her patients and save lives.