VerBien

The main objective of “Ver Bien para Aprender Mejor” (Good Vision to learn better) is to assist Mexican children with visual acuity deficiencies such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, amblyopia and astigmatism. These problems can be corrected with a pair of eyeglasses.

The replicable program relies on public school teachers to identify students with potential visual acuity problems. A specialized optometric examination is directly carried out in schools by a team of optometrists from “Ver Bien para Aprender Mejor”. As a result of this examination, the optometrist delivers a personal prescription for every student with visual problems.

In 1997 a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education of Mexico showed that approximately 12.7% of the children in public Elementary and Junior High schools suffered visual acuity problems.

If vision problems are not detected in childhood they can have a direct and negative impact on children’s family and social integration. Good vision and the learning process go hand in hand. A child with visual problems does not learn and does not understand, thus self-esteem and school performance are affected and it can result in school dropouts.

A group of entrepreneurs in coordination with the Ministry of Education, established the Program “Ver Bien para Aprender Mejor” (Good Vision to Learn Better) to face visual acuity problems that affect the learning capability and the dropout of students.

Publicly available: yes
Countries where available: Mexico
Price range (USD): Free