Prevention
Technology that encourages healthier eye-care habits.
Our mobile app helps users understand their screen habits, receive reminders, access educational resources, and find professional eye-care services.
Learn About the AppYouth LedEye-care access initiative
Better Vision.
Better Access.
Vision for Change is a youth-led eye-care initiative working to make essential eye care more accessible to people facing financial barriers.
We're building a community where access to eye care isn't determined by your ability to pay.
01Who We Are
What is Vision for Change?
Vision for Change is a youth-led, volunteer-run eye-care initiative based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We work to make eye care more accessible through prevention tools, connections to optometrists and community partners, and free eye-health education.
- Youth-led and volunteer-runFounded in 2026 by students in Ottawa, Ontario. Nobody here draws a salary.
- Free to ask for helpRequesting eye-care assistance costs nothing, and we never ask for payment information.
- Not a clinicWe connect people to qualified eye-care professionals. We do not diagnose or treat.
02The Problem
Eye care shouldn't be out of reach.
Millions of people face barriers to accessing regular eye care, whether because of cost, lack of coverage, limited awareness, or difficulty finding appropriate services.
01
Cost
Eye examinations, glasses, and other vision services can be difficult to afford.
02
Prevention
People often don't know how their everyday screen habits can affect their visual comfort and eye-health habits.
03
Access
Finding appropriate eye-care resources can be difficult for people who don't know where to start.
03What We Do
Three ways we're creating change
Access
Connecting people with eye-care resources.
We're developing partnerships with optometrists and community organizations to help people experiencing financial barriers access appropriate care.
Request AssistanceEducation
Making eye health easier to understand.
Through social media, community outreach, and educational resources, we're working to make eye-care information accessible to everyone.
Follow Our Work04Our Impact
We're just getting started.
Vision for Change is currently building its first community partnerships and preparing our mobile app for early users.
0App users
0Community partners
0Optometry partners
0People connected to care
05Get Assistance
Need help accessing eye care?
If cost or another barrier is standing in the way, tell us about your situation and we'll do our best to connect you with available assistance.