Description:
An international organization to provide better vision for the poor. Provides eyeglasses to qualified, low income senior citizens aged 60+. Applications & list of participating Optometrists are available through the Office on Aging. It solicits metal frames in any condition, unbroken plastic framed glasses, sunglasses, hearing aids, cataract lenses, and precious scrap metal. Cash received from the sale of metal framed glasses and precious metal scrap is used to purchase new prescription glasses for the needy in the United States. Reusable plastic-framed glasses are sent abroad for redistribution. Eyeglasses for the medically indigent are provided to people who have a prescription. Requests are made through social service agencies. Donations of discarded eyeglasses and jewelry may be sent to their address. Applications & list of participating Optometrists are available. A voucher is provided to a participating optometrist. While federal poverty guidelines are used, exceptions can be made for low income persons who exceed these guidelines. (*Note: New Eyes does not pay for eye examinations.)