This week we had the founder of the Vision Care For Homeless People charity Elaine Styles telling us how she set up the charity, the challenges homeless people face accessing primary health care and what practices can do to help those in need. Elaine is a really inspirational member of the optical community and the charity has transformed the lives of many homeless people. Elaine wanted to give a special mention to the following companies who have supported the charity:
Glazing labs:
Essilor UK Ltd
Kentoptic
Shamir
Hoya
Horizon Optical
Caledonian Optical
Lenstec Optical Group
Bill Opticians
Equipment donators:
Topcon GB Ltd
Haag-Striet
Keeler
Birmingham Optical Group
Bondeye Optical
Thomson Software Solutions
Specs of Kensington
Frames, equipment and cash donations from Specsavers
Equipment loans:
The Outside clinic
City University
RNIB
Out Of The Box Optics
