A lot of people have a vision for the developing world. Some want to create jobs. Some want to increase aid. Some want more mission trips.
Yaopeng Zhou and Marc Albanese literally want to change the vision of the developing world. These two men are aware that vision care in the developing world is hard to come by. People with vision problems – even ones that are easily corrected – often cannot access eye care. There are not enough doctors, and when care is available, it’s expensive.
Zhou and Albanese have founded Smart Vision Labs, creating an easy-to-use technology that uses smart phones to give eye exams. Smart Vision Labs recently won a multi-million dollar “challenge to entrepreneurs, thinkers, and problem-solvers to provide innovative solutions in Healthcare, Education, Sustainability, and Transportation.”
This video illustrates their work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84359240&v=wpX53ZjoECQ&x-yt-ts=1421782837
Read “How the Power of a Good Idea Could Bring Vision to 1 Billion People” at LinkedIn.
