GoodVision in the Media
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Sahil’s story: A second chance to see childhood clearly
WHO | May 18, 2026
The World Health Organization featured 10-year-old Sahil Sethy from Bhubaneswar, India, who spent years in school carrying an untreated eye condition no one had recognized since a toddler accident. His story reflects the access gap GoodVision India works every day to close.
The $1 Visionary
Reasons to be Cheerful | April 27, 2026
Writer Michaela Haas profiled GoodVision founder Martin Aufmuth, the German math teacher who built a hand-powered machine that makes prescription glasses for under $1 without electricity. The piece traces his work from a basement workshop in Erlangen to over one million glasses distributed across 11 countries.
GoodVision USA Launches The GoodVision Alliance
Invision | February 25, 2026
INVISION Magazine covered the launch of the GoodVision Alliance, a cause-marketing program that lets independent optical practices contribute $1 per pair of glasses sold toward global vision access. The program debuted at Vision Expo 2026 in Orlando.
Nonprofit GoodVision Delivers Vision Care to 237,000 Through Eye Health Initiative
Vision Monday | April 11, 2025
Vision Monday covered GoodVision’s participation in Netra Kumbh 2025, a landmark eye health initiative held during the Maha Kumbh Mela pilgrimage in Prayagraj, India. The program delivered free vision care to 237,000 people between January and February 2025.
Sally Jessy Raphael, 90, Makes Big Announcement
Parade | December 8, 2025
Parade covered Sally Jessy Raphael’s announcement of her GoodVision USA partnership, which the talk show icon called a cause “near and dear” to her heart. She asked her followers to donate and share the story of the one billion people worldwide without access to basic vision care.
Good to See You
20/20 Magazine | April, 2026
20/20 Magazine’s “Upfront” section covered the GoodVision Alliance, explaining how independent optical practices can contribute $1 per pair sold toward global vision care and receive a complete patient-facing marketing toolkit in return. The piece features quotes from Executive Director Matt Gianino and Board President Blair Wong on why the program fits the values independent practice owners already hold.
A pair of eyeglasses for grandma: vision restored in rural Nepal
WHO | October 3, 2025
In rural eastern Nepal, 28-year-old Sitaram Karki drove his 90-year-old grandmother more than an hour across rough mountain terrain to reach a GoodVision mobile eye camp. It was her first eye exam in her life, and she went home that day able to thread a needle and light lamps again.
GoodVision USA Reaches Milestone, Delivers 1 Million Pairs of Glasses to People in Underserved Communities
Vision Monday | September 24, 2025
Vision Monday covered GoodVision USA’s delivery of its one millionth pair of locally manufactured glasses. The piece highlights GoodVision’s model of training permanent, locally employed vision care providers who produce glasses for under $1 without electricity, in places that have never had a vision clinic.
Making Global Impact Part of Everyday Practice
Independent Strong Magazine | April 27, 2026
Matt Gianino wrote for Independent Strong, Review of Optometry’s platform for independent practice owners, about how the GoodVision Alliance connects the work of an independent optical practice to vision care access worldwide.
Blair Wong Named 2025 International Optician of the Year at Silmo Paris
Eyecare Business | October 2, 2025
Eyecare Business covered GoodVision USA Board President Blair Wong’s acceptance of the International Opticians Association’s highest honor at SILMO Paris. Wong is fully blind and the first blind optician to win the award in the IOA’s history.
Organization with Close FC Tech Ties Honored with Prestigious NOW Optical Achievement Award
Franklin Cummings Tech | February 26, 2025
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology covered GoodVision USA’s 2025 NOW Optical Achievement Award, noting that Board President Blair Wong chairs the school’s Opticianry Department, co-founder Jen Hyde is a 2017 FC Tech graduate, and board member Dibby Bartlett is Opticianry faculty there. The piece describes GoodVision’s model of locally manufacturing glasses for under $1 without electricity in communities that have never had a vision clinic.
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