LOCAL optometrists and the community have been called to help give the gift of vision to people in developing countries for World Sight Day.
On Thursday, October 13, during the World Sight Day Challenge, Eyre Eye Centre will donate every patient's examination fee to the charity, Optometry Giving Sight.
The charity funds programs that provide eye exams and glasses, trains local eye care professionals and develops vision centres that deliver long-term vision care to people in desperate need in poor countries.
According to Optometry Giving Sight, there are 670 million people who are blind or vision impaired because they don't have access to an eye examination and glasses.
Eyre Eye Centre owners Phil Clem and Elise Pocknee have supported the charity for years and believe it is a worthwhile cause.
"It's easy for us to take good vision for granted so taking the World Sight Day Challenge is a great way to raise funds to help people who don't have access to even basic vision care," Mr Clem said.
Throughout October there will also be a donation tin at Eyre Eye Centre, where people can lend money to the cause, as just $5 can provide an eye examination and a pair of glasses for someone in a developing country.
The funds go to people in 16 countries including Latin America, Africa, Asia and Indigenous Aust?ralians.
For more information visit www.givingsight.org or call 1300 88 10 73.
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