Optometry Giving Sight was established in 2003 to address the needs of the 250 million men, women and children around the world who are blind or visually impaired simply because they don’t have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. Why? Because in some countries there are not enough trained eye care personnel and there is no infrastructure to support these desperately needed eye care services. http://www.givingsight.org/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:56:19 +1100 Wed, 20 May 2009 11:08:23 +1000 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com At a meeting in London leading industry professionals heard how and why they should play a part in eliminating refractive error blindness simply the need for an eye exam and pair of glasses by the year 2020. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp DC265319-83EB-4B1F-B999-5C8C08126BD0 Wed, 20 May 2009 11:08:23 +1000 In May Optometry Giving Sight in Australia celebrated its fifth birthday. During the last five years, optometrists and staff, optical corporations, the OAA and state divisions have committed to ending refractive error blindness by making Optometry Giving Sight their charity of choice. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/local_activities.asp 9727CEEF-7DBB-44EB-98B3-150263FA925B Wed, 20 May 2009 11:06:43 +1000 At 14 Adrian is the oldest of five kids who struggle to survive, living in a one room 5x4 mud-over-bamboo home in a shanty town. Adrian doesn’t have a dad and his mum tries to make ends meet with whatever work she can find. He told Geoff Hurren that he finds it hard to study and gets bored quickly as he can’t see the chalkboard. He mentioned that he often misses classes as he has to pick up odd jobs to earn extra money for his family. http://www.givingsight.org/how_we_help/success_stories/adrian.asp 6CDB2BB5-27B2-49F8-8DDE-C9BF354811CF Wed, 20 May 2009 11:05:28 +1000 After 5 years as both Executive Chair and CEO of global fundraising organization, Optometry Giving Sight, Professor Brien Holden has stepped down as CEO and the Board has appointed Clive Miller. Mr Miller has been with the organization for three years, initially as the Director of Marketing and Fundraising and, for the past 2 years, as Deputy CEO. http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/new_ceo.asp 8FACC6EB-F80A-481A-B5D0-9E0ED1858125 Wed, 20 May 2009 11:04:07 +1000 The release of the paper titled Global Vision Impairment Due to Uncorrected Presbyopia[1] in the Archives of Ophthalmology in December 2008 has reinforced the need for trained local people to provide vision care services to people in the developing world. The paper’s results more than double previous estimates of vision impairment due to the lack of an eye exam and pair of glasses. http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/670million.asp FC96075E-6ACB-40B3-89C7-037326E4955D Wed, 20 May 2009 11:02:57 +1000 Optometry Giving Sight Annual Report for 06-07 http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/publications/annual_reports.asp 1A123664-83AC-4288-9E12-BA11487DBC95 Mon, 18 May 2009 14:29:38 +1000 Registration Fee Reduced to $500 Imagine cycling through beautiful Napa Valley, California with some of your best friends, the wine country as your backdrop, picturesque mountains, vineyards, olive trees, redwoods, manzanitas, eucalyptus, lavender and rosemary, all the while raising money for a great cause. Cycle-4-Sight 2009 is an exciting and fun way to give something back. By participating you will be assisting Optometry Giving Sight, an organization established in 2003 to address the needs of the 300 million men, women and children around the world who are blind or vision impaired simply because they don’t have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/cycle_for_sight/index.asp 8FFE7F4E-F6A6-4B26-9A31-FE71338D0781 Mon, 18 May 2009 14:29:01 +1000 Seeing Eye to Eye is a great way of raising the profile of optometry and your practice in your community while giving sight – and hope – to people in need. Simply donate a set amount from the sale of every pair of glasses, frames, contact lenses, eye exam or another item or service you choose. http://www.givingsight.org/how_you_can_help/product_related_giving.asp 1C21A417-1B78-4631-AE63-69F76797E54D Mon, 18 May 2009 14:23:01 +1000 Optometry Giving Sight launches in Norway on 24th April and will be a project of the Norwegian Optometric Association. Read more about Optometry Giving Sight in Norwegian. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/norway/index.asp 44B95C61-51DD-4F28-B589-8D3C5C13A392 Mon, 18 May 2009 14:22:16 +1000 MCHS student Bosco Simkonde during a practical session. Funds provided by Optometry Giving Sight will ensure that 100 new Optometric Technicians (OTs) and 30 new Optometrists will be trained over the next 7 years to provide vision services to people in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Southern Africa, including Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Thanks to the support of optometrists around the world, Optometry Giving Sight has committed AUS$500,000 to help establish two campuses at the only Regional School of Optometry for Southern Africa, based in Malawi. http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/boskco.asp 1E1ACCA4-2C10-4F14-96C2-992ED99A915A Mon, 18 May 2009 14:20:05 +1000 You may have asked yourself the question what do you get the person who has everything? On this website you will find some exciting ways to provide friends, family and colleagues with a gift that lasts a lifetime. Making a donation in lieu of a traditional present is becoming evermore popular. Many people are choosing to buy a gift for friends and relatives that means something, gives something back and, most importantly, can change someone’s life. http://www.givingsight.org/giftofvision/index.asp 9BFCDBBD-4C3F-4B78-BE62-9FD9A4D9A25A Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:45:08 +1100 Congratulations to everyone who participated in the World Sight Day Challenge 2008, it was a huge success! Donations are still being remitted but stay tunned the final amount raised will be announced here soon! Thousands of optometrists, practice staff, patients, optical company staff and students from the US, Australia, Canada and the UK did something amazing they helped give sight to men, women and children in developing communities. http://www.givingsight.org/how_you_can_help/wsd_challenge08.asp 4A6FE2E0-75E8-41C9-A762-379076332F52 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:40:19 +1100 At 11 years old Noprianus (left) had spent his young life being able to see just 12 cm in front of him. Peter Lewis diagnosed him as a -8.00D he was legally blind. Peter describes the moment Noprianus’ eyes focused with his new glasses, His eyes lit up and I told him he now needed to study hard to become an Optometrist or a Doctor so he can help his people. http://www.givingsight.org/how_we_help/project_reports/west_timor/sight_for_sumba.asp 7E6BEF01-C78D-419C-B2BF-DBAD24AE7A7D Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:37:57 +1100 Congratulations to all those supporters who took part in the Great North Run on behalf of Optometry Giving Sight. A great day was had by all and excellent results were achieved. AOP Executive Assistant Karen Brown completed the challenging 21km course in a time of just 2 hrs 30 minutes. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp 7ADA5959-3312-4893-AFDD-A634282A5915 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:42:33 +1100 We are delighted to announce Bob Lees as the new Chairman of the National Committee, Optometry Giving Sight in Australia. Bob is a partner in the Lees and Henschell Optometrists practice in Queensland and has been an active member of the National Committee for two years. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/local_activities.asp 62E855D1-FFA8-49E8-BC9F-9D700F912861 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:41:58 +1100 Imagine cycling through beautiful Napa Valley, California with some of your best friends, the wine country as your backdrop, picturesque mountains, vineyards, olive trees, redwoods, manzanitas, eucalyptus, lavender and rosemary, all the while raising money for a great cause. Cycle-4-Sight 2009 is an exciting and fun way to give something back. By participating you will be assisting Optometry Giving Sight, an organization established in 2003 to address the needs of the 300 million men, women and children around the world who are blind or vision impaired simply because they don’t have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/cycle_for_sight/index.asp 894E8947-8790-43D5-A0E1-02E96593EFB0 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:39:07 +1100 Hundreds of optometrists across North America will donate their eye examination fees on or around World Sight Day - Thursday October 9 - to help the estimated 300 million people who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/local_activites.asp 5389523A-DB8F-46BE-A69F-C58B099DDB21 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:43:02 +1100 The Nebraska and Minnesota Vision Source Groups have both pledged to work towards 100% participation in Optometry Giving Sight’s World Sight Day Challenge through personal and eye exam donations. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/local_activites.asp 767A14C4-9AC5-4825-86D9-9517B0C14BB6 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:00:16 +1000 Optometry Giving Sight has been invited to support the implementation of a new strategy for ensuring that people in the Southern African countries of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe receive access to affordable and sustainable refractive error and low vision services. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp 70B55CFC-C783-469F-9E3E-B80FA65DFC61 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:59:19 +1000 New equipment for a clinic in Latin America has been purchased thanks to a grant from Optometry Giving Sight to Optométristes Sans Frontières (OSF). In 1998, Terre Sans Frontières, an organization for international development, launched ptométristes Sans Frontières (OSF). http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/canada/local_activities.asp DAD6BA36-4022-4E77-A235-0EF20D95525E Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:58:25 +1000 ProVision optometrist, Andrew Maver, recently returned from a successful trip to Baucau, East Timor, which saw 354 patients examined in the Optometry Clinic and 212 pair of spectacles dispensed. The trip was part of the long running East Timor Eye Program to which Optometry Giving Sight has allocated over $75,000. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/local_activities.asp 473CDDEF-C80E-43BF-B76D-16147A49F95E Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:57:52 +1000 Optometry’s role in global efforts to eliminate refractive error blindness and low vision have taken a giant leap forward with the announcement that Optometry Giving Sight and VOSH International have formed a cooperative partnership. http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/MOU_extends.asp 722A7F78-7249-4940-ABFE-3267EFEB3A86 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:57:20 +1000 More than 200,000 children have been screened in South Africa this year, thanks to funds provided by Optometry Giving Sight for the International Centre for Eyecare Education’s (ICEE) Giving Sight to South Africa project, which is also supported by Standard Chartered Bank. http://www.givingsight.org/how_we_help/project_reports/south_africa/funds_help.asp EAB22DF1-3788-4070-A2A2-F2DEEBCF67A6 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:56:33 +1000 Where: Arthur Street, Moss Vale, NSW Australia 2577 Moss Vale Golf Course is 120km from Sydney and 145km from Canberra. When: Monday 3 November 2008 Registration at 10:00am Tee off from 11:00am Dinner at 5:00pm What: Single Stableford in conjunction with a team event. Separate competitions for players with AGU and LGU handicaps and for the “Burglars”. Maximum handicaps allowed for social players are 27 for the men and 36 for the ladies. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/local_activities.asp F5F12083-1502-46B1-B4DD-2DEFE84C1A14 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:10:55 +1000 Madeleine Whiting Program Manager Australasia Dina Tanphanich Administration & Fundraising Assistant Address PO Box 12213 A’Beckett St VIC 8006 Tel) 1300 88 10 73 Tel) + 61 (0)3 9639 0011 Fax) +61 (0)3 9639 0055 http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/contact.asp 7DA60728-33AA-4BFC-8F3A-2515E784F268 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:07:40 +1000 Optometry’s role in global efforts to eliminate refractive error blindness and low vision have taken a giant leap forward with the announcement that Optometry Giving Sight and VOSH International have formed a cooperative partnership. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/local_activites.asp 9A02804C-07C7-46EF-89C0-4627D8B18078 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:06:52 +1000 Professor Brien Holden CEO of the Institute for Eye Research gave an informative evening of Continuing Education in Calgary to the Calgary Society of Optometrists on March 31st. He presented the following topics: Silicone Hydrogel Lenses, Care Systems and Preventing Adverse Events and Myopia: Can we Control It? http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/canada/local_activities.asp 1E10E591-9973-4EF8-9579-91E902244A3C Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:35:00 +1000 The BCLA is increasingly an important date on the international contact lens calendar within the UK and speakers from around the world were a prominent feature on this year’s lecture program. Speakers included Professor Brien Holden CEO of Optometry Giving Sight; Chair of the Institute for Eye Research (IER) and Deputy CEO of VISION CRC from Sydney, Australia and Professor Deborah Sweeney, CEO of the Vision CRC also from Sydney. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp#3 3D663909-753C-43BB-B304-86FFE74221E8 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:33:48 +1000 Peter Charlesworth, Managing Director and Laura Davidson, Project Manager of Replay Learning joined Lavina Menezes of Optometry Giving Sight, to take part in the Great Edinburgh Run on the 4th May 2008. They completed the 10 kilometer course and raised nearly £2,000 for Optometry Giving Sight. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp#2 896F301A-6CAF-4795-89DA-50620EC45A29 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:32:28 +1000 Yet again we have been overwhelmed by the kind support that the Association of Optometrists’ members have given Optometry Giving Sight during the last renewal cycle. Through the ‘Tick Yes to OGS’ campaign we have so far received more than £7,500. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp#1 B2C3ABE5-6398-4201-A90C-83D1F2945A65 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:28:19 +1000 Nearly 200 optometrists made Optometry Giving Sight their International Charity of Choice at the Vision Source North American Meeting in Orlando, Florida, April 1-3, raising almost $100,000 for people who are blind or vision impaired due to uncorrected refractive error. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/local_activites.asp 515E3B64-A8A2-4F8C-8B7C-C69D45772954 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:27:53 +1000 During the Essilor Breakfast at the SRC on 19th May in Melbourne, Geoff Henry Lawson OAM, optometrist, cricket legend and now World Sight Day Challenge Ambassador (back left) explained why he feels so passionately about the cause: http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/local_activities.asp 5C964AC9-AA7A-472D-BFD5-BFF6C47C021C Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:26:07 +1000 Optometry Giving Sight has appointed Victor Connors, O.D. as Chair of the global fundraising organization’s National Committee in the United States. Dr. Connors is currently a member of Optometry Giving Sight’s Global Board; is the Immediate Past President of the World Council of Optometry; and is a Past President of the AOA and the Wisconsin Optometric Association. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/local_activites.asp 15B616BD-6C0A-4B5A-882A-C265D764CF45 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:57:17 +1100 Optometry Giving Sight and Laura Osnes, Broadway star of Grease, winner of NBC’s hit show “Grease: You’re the One That I Want” and daughter of Minnesota optometrist, will launch the 2008 World Sight Day Challenge on Friday, April 11 at 4:30 pm at a special reception at Vision Expo East. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/local_activites.asp 751B53D8-569D-4830-8B46-706CFEA317AB Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:55:53 +1100 One thing that makes Optometry Giving Sight unique is that it is purely a fundraising organization. Another is that we only raise funds from within the optometric industry. We distribute 85% of all funds raised in the name of Optometry to sustainable projects which give sight. These projects are implemented by approved and experienced International Non Government Development Organizations (INGDOs). http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/integrated_approach.asp 8F7D22E0-2AE2-4DA6-B50F-3AD286776C50 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:45:00 +1100 Optometry Giving Sight has recently committed an additional $50,000 to support the ongoing work of ProVision Optometry Teams (PVOT) in East Timor. This program is one of four priority programs, which have received 3 years worth of funding, as part of the $1 million allocation to projects announced at the end of 2007. http://www.givingsight.org/how_we_help/project_reports/east_timor/changing_lives.asp B75339CE-C6DD-4976-B336-96A092FBCBDE Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:45:01 +1100 Giving Sight in Sri Lanka, one of Optometry Giving Sight’s priority programs, has changed the lives of thousands since it began in response to the devastating 2004 tsunami. By 2009 this project, funded by Optometry Giving Sight and implemented by ICEE, aims to train 53 new vision technicians to deliver primary eye care services and affordable spectacles to more than 2.4 million people in 35 newly created vision centres and two optical workshops in the hill country districts of Kegalle, Badulla and Ampara. http://www.givingsight.org/how_we_help/project_reports/sri_lanka/vision_technician.asp A8176C8A-CCF1-48B0-B177-9C03A90A976D Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:45:03 +1100 Imagine bicycling through beautiful Napa Valley, California with some of your best friends, the wine country as your backdrop, picturesque mountains, vineyards, olive trees, redwoods, manzanitas, eucalyptus, lavender and rosemary, all the while raising money for a great cause. Cycle for Sight 2008 is an exciting and fun way to give something back. By participating you will be assisting Optometry Giving Sight, an organization established in 2003 to address the needs of the 300 million men, women and children around the world who are blind or vision impaired simply because they don’t have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/cycle_for_sight/index.asp 27C0E18E-61D9-4BD7-8B89-C283A6E005EB Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:44:00 +1100 Optometry Giving Sight’s target of providing 5 million people access to eye care services over the next three years is something everyone who has donated to Optometry Giving Sight should be proud of. In 2005 CIBA VISION saw the potential Optometry Giving Sight had to give sight to millions in desperate need and made a commitment by becoming our Global Founding Corporate Patron. Their commitment has helped Optometry Giving Sight to employ fundraisers, develop marketing materials and access their customers. http://www.givingsight.org/our_partners/ciba.asp C11CD7EA-085D-4554-BF45-BB43DED5EA65 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:44:01 +1100 Thank you to all who participated in the World Sight Day Challenge! So far over £7,000 has been raised thanks to practices, their staff and their patients across the UK – with money still coming in. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp ABB940D3-2DCE-4E7A-803B-9CEB96BA98DE Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:03:22 +1100 Optometry Giving Sight awards USD 5million to eliminate blindness and vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error.Speaking at the American Academy of Optometry, the Executive Chairman and CEO of Optometry Giving Sight, Professor Brien Holden, announced http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/index.asp 7835E07B-E4B1-4ADB-A6F0-CC58E2C63A12 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:30:25 +1100 Plus de 100 optométristes relèvent le défi de la Journée mondiale de la vue Plus de 100 optométristes canadiens ont donné en réponse au défi de la Journée mondiale de la vue, coordonnée par Optometry Giving Sight durant le mois d’octobre. « Nous sommes ravis de la réaction obtenue à cet événement inaugural, a souligné Dre Joan Hansen, présidente d’Optometry Giving Sight au Canada. Le milieu de l’optométrie voit de plus en plus l’impact incroyable que notre secteur peut avoir sur la vie de personnes aveugles ou ayant une déficience visuelle simplement parce qu’elles n'ont pas accès à des services de base de soins de la vue. » http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/canada_french/local_activities_french.asp 42632D59-95EF-4FCA-B20E-68CB40376986 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:23:12 +1100 The Optometry Giving Sight, World Sight Day Challenge took place during the month of October with World Sight Day taking place on the 11th of October 2007. We had hundreds of practices including staff and patients world wide all participating and contributing. Thank you for supporting “Our Vision for Children” by helping to give sight to the estimated 13 million children who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have a pair of glasses. The program was a great success and we are hoping we can do even better next year ! http://www.givingsight.org/how_you_can_help/wsd_challenge08.asp D9F4DC3D-7527-4AC5-961F-465E0DF40FAB Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100 Optometrists across the country signed up to take part in the World Sight Day Challenge. Gosforth Eye Company in Newcastle pledged to donate eye exam fees on Thursday 11th October - and invited the Lord Mayor of Newcastle to attend an eye examination. Lord Mayor Peter Arnold was delighted to be involved in the event and urged others to support the campaign. "We wanted to let people in Newcastle know the scale of this problem and how little it costs to help an individual child", explained Katrina Venerus of Gosforth Eye Company. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_kingdom/local_activites.asp 753661E9-D968-4465-AFAD-C3BA6377CAC7 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100 Over a 100 Optometrists take the World Sight Day Challenge Over a hundred Canadian optometrists have made donations in support of the World Sight Day Challenge, which was coordinated by Optometry Giving Sight throughout October. “We are delighted with the response we have had to this inaugural Challenge,” said Dr. Joan Hansen, chair of Optometry Giving Sight in Canada. “There is a growing appreciation within optometry of the incredible impact that we as an industry can have on the lives of people who are blind or vision impaired just because they are unable to access basic eye care services.” http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/canada/local_activities.asp DCF8EE56-39AB-41A9-B2F7-2102B7DAE40B Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100 As hundreds of optometrists around Australia took part in the World Sight Day Challenge many received media coverage on their support. Click on the links to see a selection of the great exposure your colleagues received. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/local_activities.asp 3B78EEC7-F3A9-472D-8AFA-31C34B50E884 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100 Hundreds of Australian practices took the World Sight Day Challenge! “We are really pleased with how this morning went. Star FM’s live cross gave a full explanation of the World Sight Day Challenge and invited listeners to come and donate at the Star FM van outside Leunig & Farmer Eyecare. Listeners who came down also received food, magazines and World Sight Day Challenge badges, book marks and pamphlets. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/wsd_challenge_media_AUS.asp 597C9701-434C-4381-BBE3-EB625D2A3E35 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100 There are an estimated 13 million children worldwide who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. In fact, this is the leading cause of preventable blindness. http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/press_releases.asp 2BCE492F-5D54-46EB-A59D-5CD15A9FD3DE Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100 As hundreds of optometrists around Australia took part in the World Sight Day Challenge many received media coverage on their support. Click on the links to see a selection of the great exposure your colleagues received. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/australia/local_activities.asp 43C9615B-F39B-4694-9CA6-3184E7EFF618 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:59:35 +1000 Optometry Giving Sight has issued a challenge to optometrists to donate the fees from their eye exams on Thursday, 11 October – World Sight Day – to help the estimated 13 million children who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam and a pair http://www.givingsight.org/about_us/news/vision_children.asp B4D29A62-E1A1-4DA3-82A0-062255CB1EEF Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:59:36 +1000 Optometry Giving Sight is asking all optometrists to join the World Sight Day Challenge and help support “Our Vision for Children” by giving sight to the estimated 13 million children who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have a pair of glasses. World Sight Day is October 11. Global Chair Professor Brien Holden launched the event at the American Optometric Association's House of Delegates in June. http://www.givingsight.org/ogs_worldwide/united_states/local_activites.asp 40DA16C2-DB39-45D3-9494-A8F41EC81CC9 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:59:37 +1000