Improving Access to Vision Care for People Who are Homeless through Eyeglasses Recycling

Visual impairment disproportionately affects the health and function of people who are homeless. A common and correctable cause of visual impairment is refractive error. However, eyeglasses remain an unmet need for the poor and underinsured. This report describes eyeglasses recycling and vision screening to reduce the burden of correctable visual impairment.

Publication Date: 
2015
Pages: 
1359-1367
Volume: 
26
Issue: 
4
Journal Name: 
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Location: 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA