Low Cost Eyeglasses is a social enterprise for the one billion people in the developing world who need eyeglasses yet currently do not have them. Unlike existing eyeglasses that are difficult to purchase and very expensive, we are designing eyeglass systems that make eyeglasses inexpensive and easy to purchase. We believe low cost and availability can be achieved through product designs that eliminate complexity and channel designs that rely on local outlets such as micro-entrepreneurs.

Low Cost Eyeglasses is the first winner in the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Business Plan Contest. After extensive research and planning, Low Cost Eyeglasses won the contest in March, 2001. The team is currently working to make a low cost product available.