Policy, standards and regulations
80% of what children learn is perceived through their eyes; glasses can therefore have a huge impact on their educational outcomes. Essilor advocates at global and national level to make vision a priority in school health programmes. Essilor’s social impact fund, Vision for Life, is co-founder of Our Children’s Vision, a global coalition of more than 75 partners who have collectively committed to bring eye health services to at least 50 million children worldwide by 2020. The coalition has also developed a comprehensive set of Standard School Eye Health Guidelines which include of recommendations to be integrated in general child-health policies and can help facilitate school eye health programmes.