NPR News·3 min read·medium
Most people who need glasses don't have them. Can the post office change that?
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Gabrielle Emanuel
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A new initiative in India is utilizing the national post office network to provide free eye screenings and reading glasses to remote communities. The program aims to address the widespread issue of presbyopia, which often goes untreated in lower-income areas due to lack of access to optical services.
In recent years, Sangita Kalita has watched as her mother and mother-in-law go to the local temple — called a naamghar — in Assam State, India and leave disappointed.
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