Villa Vision, designed and delivered by the Foundation’s dedicated eyecare team, is funded by the Premier League and Professional Footballers Association, and strategically supported and funded by Aston University, The Wesleyan Foundation, and The OneSight Essilor Luxottica Foundation.

The initiative is the first of its kind in the UK, delivering workshops, vision screenings, and eye testing in primary and secondary schools across Birmingham. 

A child’s first involvement with the initiative is through an eye health awareness workshop in the classroom, utilising equipment such as VR headsets, 3D glasses and eye models to give children a sense of understanding about the importance of looking after their eyesight. 

 

This is immediately followed by a vision and colour vision screening for each child, with children who are flagged from the screening receiving a fully comprehensive eye examination in Villa Vision’s state-of-the-art mobile eyecare unit. 

Since the project’s inception in 2020, Villa Vision has reached several successful milestones to continue the project’s growth and impact on the local community. Over 15,000 individual interventions have been actioned across around 100 schools and community groups, with approximately 500 pairs of free glasses having been prescribed to hundreds of children, who may not have otherwise received them, impacting their education and learning.