Chance to see again

THE blind across the world may be able to see again, thanks to a newly formed partnership, a Specsavers initative.
Specsavers Fountain Gate, Berwick and Endeavour Hills is helping to change lives around the world by supporting Specsavers National Eyecare Day on 27 August. The initiative is aimed to raise half a million dollars for The Fred Hollows Foundation.
Optometrists from the three Specsavers will donate $5 from every eye test conducted from 27 August to 31 August, and the money will go towards helping improve eye health for remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory and western New South Wales and in countries across Asia Pacific where The Fred Hollows Foundation works.
“This campaign gives everyone in our local community a chance to give the gift of sight to those needlessly suffering from vision loss or blindness in disadvantaged regions,” Silvia Goldenberg from Specsavers Fountain Gate said.
“All Australians should have their eyes tested every two years to ensure good eye health, so we are encouraging people to use National Eyecare Day as motivation to get their regular eye check and at the same time, help change the life of someone who wouldn’t normally be able to access eyecare.”
The founding director of the foundation Gabi Hollows said Fred Hollows was incredibly passionate about his work, and that passion has lived on in The Fred Hollows Foundation.
“Our vision continues to be for a world, where no one is needlessly blind, and Indigenous Australians enjoy the same health and life expectancy as other Australians,” Ms Hollows said.