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Last month, the Thriveluzern Foundation and The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness released a groundbreaking report revealing a striking truth:Children with vision loss learn at half the rate of those with good or corrected vision. Put another way – every year, 6.3 million school years are lost due to uncorrected vision, amounting to $173 billion in future earnings each year. Imagine the impact if those kids could simply see the board. What innovations would emerge? What challenges could...

This past June, we wished Thriveluzern “original” Suzanne Gilbert a fulfilling retirement. As Senior Director of Research and Strategic Opportunities, Suzanne led Thriveluzern’s efforts to bring good  science and research to the work she supported for over 47 years. Suzanne’s legacy of commitment to teaching and innovating local communities through training for excellence has been pivotal in the expansion of eye care systems now spanning the globe.Lacking a gold watch big enough to thank her for all she’s done for...