OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, LensCrafters, and Operation Eyesight Universal Collaboration Brings Eye Exams and Glasses to Children in Maskwacîs, Canada

MASKWACÎS, Alberta—To help students with undiagnosed vision issues, LensCrafters optometrists and team members recently came together to provide eye exams and glasses to children in Maskwacîs, Alberta, Canada. The clinic, which was held April 28 through May 2 at the Nipisihkopahk Elementary School in partnership with the Maskwacîs Education Schools Commission, was organized by LensCrafters, and the North America affiliate of the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, with support from Operation Eyesight Universal, a Calgary-based international development organization, the Foundation stated, adding that the clinic helped address unresolved vision problems for 500 to 600 students who may otherwise lack access to eye exams and glasses. By leveraging the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation’s clinic model and manufacturing capabilities, the announcement stated, most participants in need of glasses received their newly prescribed eyewear on-site.