Another student couldn't afford glasses and was unable to see the chalkboard in class.
Sometimes I feel dizzy and I have problems with my eyes, but I can't afford glasses.
His mother had the prescriptions in her purse, but could not afford glasses for all five children, so none of them were able to learn properly.
In developing countries, they soon learned, vision correction isn't just a money issue: Often, people can afford glasses, but there aren't enough optometrists and portable diagnostic equipment to reach rural areas.
Through their inspiration from Tom's Shoes, Warby Parker has added a philanthropic element to their general business practices by donating one pair of glasses for each pair you buy to organizations like RestoringVision to give to needy individuals who can't afford glasses themselves.
"But I think they will embrace the concept when they see how it works". Jennifer Tate Hibbler, payroll administrator at the Greenwood Leflore Hospital, the largest in the area, said health workers could help with problems such as identifying children about to quit school because their families couldn't afford glasses.
It took him a month of rounding up stray cows for Bunk Peck before he could afford two glass windows.
"People who could not afford a glass of water 10 years ago are now moving in such nice cars," sasid Muzaffar A. Baba, a restaurant owner.
Sahin says Brain Power has "worked closely with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management to build unique business models" that will help more families who want to use the startup's apps afford Google Glass.
Sixteen cabins have ocean views afforded by glass walls.
I met this woman in Haiti, she had five kids, and she couldn't afford the glass to go around her kerosene light.
