St. Louis-based Clarkson Eyecare introduced the You See, We Give project in honor of World Sight Day.
The project is in partnership with RestoringVision, a nonprofit that sources new eyeglasses and supplies to people in developing countries and underprivileged people in the United States.
"We at Clarkson Eyecare are dedicated to the eye health of our patients," said Anthony Nunn, CEO of Clarkson Eyecare. "We know that this new partnership with RestoringVision will enhance our mission and enable us to expand our efforts around the world."
For every pair of eyeglasses purchased beginning Oct. 1, Clarkson will donate a pair to Restoring Vision. RestoringVision has supplied more than 3 million glasses to people in 75 countries since 2003 and worked with 800 different outreach groups.
"I've had the distinct pleasure of going on four optical missions to developing countries. It was extremely gratifying to see people experience clear vision for the first time," said RestoringVision Director Mark Sachs. "Equally compelling was seeing adults who could no longer do the things they loved or the things they had to do because they could not focus on their hands. Once they received their reading glasses, their lives were immediately transformed."