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The gift of sight.
Hand-delivered.
Since 1988, LensCrafters has supported OneSight. Today, our associates and independent doctors have helped provide crisp,clear vision to millions around the world.
Worldwide, 733 million people suffer from poor vision. An eye exam and glasses could restore sight for more than half a billion people. All people deserve to see their very best to work, read and look into the faces of those they love. That’s why LensCrafters supports OneSight – to provide better sight for all.
You'll find the mission of OneSight embraced by all of us at LensCrafters, from the Independent Doctors* to store associates to lens technicians, who regularly volunteer for missions. In fact, there are LensCrafters representatives on every trip OneSight takes. Our technology drives the on-site labs that bring the gift of sight to so many.
Browse below to hear real stories from the field, watch videos, and learn more ways you can play a role in this important cause.
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1988
LensCrafters launches the Give the Gift of Sight program (now OneSight) with vouchers for free eyewear in stores across America.
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1991
Our first global clinic heads to Costa Rica, helping 8,600 people.
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1993
LensCrafters launches “Hometown Day” across all LC stores, creating our biggest single day of giving.
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1995
LensCrafters launches "Seemore", the first official Vision Van, which travels from school to school providing free vision care for children.
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1999
Jessica, a girl from Washington state, becomes the 1 millionth patient helped by OneSight.
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2004
Give the Gift of Sight Regional Clinics are introduced in North America to help U.S school children.
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2007
Victory, a monk from Thailand, is the 6 millionth patient helped by OneSight.
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2010
OneSight introduces EyeVan, a LensCrafters-funded vehicle that travels to regional clinics to manufacture eyewear on-site.
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2011
Marokey, a 35 year-old mother of four from Gungur, The Gambia, is the 8 millionth patient helped.
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2012
Sustainable clinic sites are launched in the Oyler School in Cincinnati, OH and in The Gambia.
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Your old eyeglasses.
Bring your gently used eyewear in to your local LensCrafters store and help someone in need.
Find a storeStories From the Field
Have a look at the world of OneSight and the LensCrafters volunteers who help make their work possible.
A Rare Sight
Carl Highsmith, a senior member of the LC Operations Service Quality Team, was volunteering in Mexico when he received a request for an 18 month-old girl with a prescription of +9.0 sph. At first he thought it had to a mistake. He figured the person in question must be 81 or 18 at least. He sought out the mother and was shocked to meet a baby who was essentially blind.
Hometown Hero
Inspired by OneSight’s global clinics, LensCrafters associate Judy Smith helped found Hometown Day, an annual event to help people closer to home. Today, Hometown Day is LensCrafters’ largest day of giving, when each store opens early to provide exams and free glasses to local boys’ and girls’ clubs, churches, and shelters.
What's Beautiful
When Regina Sharp, a member of the LensCrafters Marketing Team, arrived in Laos, she met a teenage women with -13.00 eyesight who wept for joy when she put her glasses on for the first time. Two years later, when Regina’s one year-old daughter required a pair of glasses, Regina was so grateful to have her eyes corrected early so she’d be able to see the world in all it’s beauty.
From Cents to Millions
LensCrafters has always offered free fittings and adjustments, but when Melissa Standridge from Mobil, AL, realized guests would pay, she offered up an alternative: Ask customers if they’d like to make a donation to OneSight, instead. Since then, Cents for Sight has raised more than 5 million dollars for those in need.
Our 8 Millionth Patient
Cleaning. Reading. Cooking. Imagine all the things you do on a daily basis that require little thought or effort—because you can see. Now imagine doing those things without your sight. That was how Marokey, a 35 year-old mother of four in The Gambia, was living until she became OneSight’s 8 millionth patient.
Can't Wait to See
In the past, our regional clinics required two weeks for delivery of eyewear. Which is why LensCrafters associate rallied to cover the costs of EyeVan, a 40-foot state-of-the-art production vehicle that travels across America to manufacture eyewear on the spot.
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From new milestones to aid in South Africa, there are many stories worth watching.
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Get Involved
Learn how you can help give the gift of sight to people a world away.
Turn your old glasses
into a precious gift
This year, OneSight will give over 2 million donated pairs of glasses. And it all starts with a single person: You. Visit your local LensCrafters today to donate your old glasses to someone in need.
Find a storeExclusive Oakley®
Onesight edition eyewear
LensCrafters is proud to share exclusive, limited edition Oakley OneSight eyewear designed to help generate awareness and funds for vision care outreach. For every Oakley OneSight limited edition frame sold, LensCrafters will donate $10 to help fund OneSight programs.
Learn more
Visit OneSight.org
Learn about volunteer opportunities and other ways to donate. 96% of all monetary donations directly support the cause. Visit now
Paul and Leslie
Taken: United States
Paul and Leslie have raised three grandchildren together, and are now putting the oldest through college. With limited finances, they were unable to buy their own glasses. OneSight provided Paul and Leslie with glasses, allowing Paul to read about his grandson’s athletic accomplishments in the paper and allowing Leslie to escape into a good novel to relax.
2 Millionth Patient
Julia
Taken: 2001
Julia, our 2 millionth patient, and her grandchildren
Celebrate the Gift of Sight
Taken: 2013
Join LensCrafters and OneSight in celebrating 25 years of delivering the gift of sight to individuals and communities in need worldwide.
A Vision Comes to Life
Taken: Thailand, 2013
Go on a journey with LensCrafters Doctor, Dana Kindberg, as she tells her OneSight story of getting inspired to become a doctor, and traveling to rural Thailand for a clinic where she fulfills her mother’s last wish.
Reaching 8 million
Taken: The Gambia, 2011
Meet Marokey, our 8 millionth patient, and hear from the volunteers as they consider the future of OneSight in the wake of this impressive milestone.
The South Africa Clinic
Taken: South Africa, 2009
See the power of OneSight in action, and hear from the volunteers there to make a difference.
