Dr. Jordan Kassalow

VisionSpring was founded by Dr. Jordan Kassalow, a practicing optometrist dedicated to improving vision and economic opportunity in the developing world. After several medical missions, he found that there many people on the verge of losing their jobs, and only source of income, due to a deficiency in vision care.

The relief was far simpler than anticipated for a large number of the patients struggling, a pair of non-prescription eyeglasses, like found in our US drugstores. Soon after this revelation, Kassalow generated a solution; he would train and provide sustainable jobs of selling affordable to those in need. With this vision, Kassalow has granted communities with tools, opportunity and a fruitful future for many.

To read more about Dr. Kassalow, please visit http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/100214-a-shared-vision.html