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Specsavers Launches Free Eyecare Initiatives for the Homeless

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐„๐ฒ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ.

๐Ÿ‘€Specsavers has launched a new initiative to provide free eyecare to the homeless. Research shows that 40% of homeless individuals have eye problems, yet 44% have never had an eye test or havenโ€™t had one in over five years.

๐ŸชTo address this, 45 Specsavers stores across the UK are opening out-of-hours to offer free sight tests, eye care, and glasses in a safe, judgement-free space. The initiative aims to improve eye health and calls on the government to remove barriers to eye health services for the homeless.

Dame May Perkins, co-founder of Specsavers, said: โ€œSpecsavers was set up to make eye care available and affordable for everyone.โ€ This effort underscores their commitment to ensuring everyone has access to essential eye care.