The Unmet Need For Eyeglasses Is History’s Longest-running Market Failure
Invented 700 years ago, glasses have unlocked learning and earning potential for hundreds of millions. Glasses are a simple, low-cost product that are affordable and readily available in developed markets.
Yet, 2 out of every 3 people in low-income countries who need eyeglasses, don’t have access to them.
If everyone who is currently living needlessly with poor vision received glasses the global economy would gain $410 billion per year in productivity and income generating gains.
