Our Impact
Vision Friend Eyewear: A Legacy of Sight, Built for Generations
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sakib Gore faced a near-death experience—a moment that reshaped his vision for the future. Having dedicated over three decades to eliminating preventable blindness, he realized that for his life's work to outlive him and continue for generations, it had to be self-sustaining, independent, and built on a model that required no external aid.
For years, Vision Friend Sakib Gore had focused on rural communities, providing free eye check-ups, cataract surgeries, and spectacles in villages where eye care was unheard of. But in urban areas, millions still struggled. not because eye care didn’t exist, but because it was priced beyond reach. The pandemic only deepened this divide, showing how fragile access to basic healthcare, including vision care, truly was.
Determined to create a system that could sustain itself indefinitely, Sakib Gore founded Vision Friend Eyewear with his Son Samit Sakib Gore. This is not just as a Social Enterprise, but as an extension of his life’s mission.
Bringing Eye Care to Urban Areas
Vision Friend Eyewear is more than an optical store—it is a Vision Center, offering high-quality yet ultra-affordable spectacles while ensuring free access to essential eye care services:
Eyeglasses at the lowest prices in the world
₹9 ($0.11) Ready-Made Reading Glasses:
correcting presbyopia, a condition that affects 1 in 2 people over 40, helping them see clearly again. Research shows that correcting presbyopia alone can increase productivity by up to 34% and income by 20%.
₹398 ($4.78) Prescription Glasses:
providing custom eyewear at a price accessible to everyone.
Free Eye Health Services
Free Eye Testing—helping detect refractive errors in 35% of the population before they worsen.
Free Cataract Screenings & Surgeries. addressing 63% of blindness cases in India caused by cataracts.
Free Glaucoma & Retinopathy Screenings—critical for India, which has the highest number of diabetic patients in the world, who are 25 times more likely to develop glaucoma.
Glaucoma has no easy cure, and diabetic retinopathy is often detected only after it has already caused significant retinal damage, making early screening essential.
Free Hypertension Eye Screenings—essential, as India also has the highest number of hypertensive patients globally, increasing the risk of vision loss due to eye complications.
✅ Awareness & Education
Advanced Awareness Campaigns using Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Cataract Simulation Glasses, and Eye Models to educate communities.
Screenings of the awareness documentary In Pursuit of Light to drive advocacy and policy change.
Engaging 1,217 villages and counting, empowering communities with knowledge on eye health.
A Self-Funded Vision for 100,000 Villages
Unlike traditional eye care initiatives that depend on funding, Vision Friend Eyewear funds itself ensuring that no economic downturn, crisis, or lack of donations can ever stop its impact.
🔹 More than 2.5 billion people worldwide need glasses but don’t have access to them.
🔹 90% of those suffering from vision impairment live in low- and middle-income countries.
🔹 With the right interventions, productivity can be increased by 34% and income by 20%.
Through its earnings, Vision Friend Eyewear directly supports free eye care and fuels Vision Friend Sakib Gore’s mission to expand access from 1,217 villages to 100,000 villages worldwide.
This is not just an eyewear brand. It is a legacy in the making, one that will continue restoring sight, long after its founder is gone.
Because a true vision does not end with one person. It carries on, for generations to come.
For billions around the world, a simple pair of spectacles remains out of reach, not because the solution doesn’t exist but because it is priced beyond affordability. While organizations strive to bridge this gap, the high cost of eyeglasses remains a significant barrier, limiting their ability to serve millions in need.
At Vision Friend Sakib Gore, we don’t just identify problems. We create sustainable solutions. This belief gave birth to the VCU ("We See You") series. a revolutionary initiative that makes high-quality spectacles accessible exclusively to NGOs, social organizations, social entrepreneurs, and humanitarian programs worldwide at an unmatched price of Starting at just $0.38.
Why the VCU Series?
Eyewear should never be a luxury. More than 1 billion people worldwide lack access to the glasses they need, affecting their ability to learn, work, and lead independent lives. However, traditional market prices make it impossible for NGOs and social initiatives to scale their impact. The VCU Series is designed to change this by providing:
✅ Ultra-affordable pricing ($0.38) allowing NGOs to serve 2-3X more people with the same budget.
✅ High-quality, durable spectacles, compliant with ISO, CE, and FDA standards.
✅ Customizable frames and lenses, catering to diverse vision correction needs.
✅ Bulk ordering and white labeling options for large-scale impact programs ensure seamless distribution across communities.
A Self-Sustaining Solution for NGOs & Governments
Unlike traditional donation-driven models, the VCU Series is built for long-term impact. It allows organizations to:
🔹 Maximize their reach—by serving more people without increasing costs.
🔹 Create sustainable eye health programs—without dependence on external aid.
🔹 Empower local communities—by ensuring continued access to affordable spectacles.
By collaborating with health ministries, NGOs, social entrepreneurs, and corporate CSR initiatives, the VCU Series is reshaping global eye care accessibility.
Our Vision: Reaching 100,000 Villages Worldwide
The goal of the VCU Series is clear: to help organizations worldwide scale their impact effortlessly, ensuring that no child struggles in school, no worker loses productivity, and no elder remains dependent due to a lack of vision correction. Through strategic partnerships and bulk distribution programs, we are paving the way for a future where clear vision is not a privilege but a right accessible to all.
We See You. We See the Work That You Are Doing. Let’s See Together.
Join us in transforming eye care accessibility worldwide. Let's work together to ensure that clear vision reaches every village, every home, and every individual in need.
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