6 Regent Street
Yeoville
Johannesburg 2198
Republic of South Africa

Contact: Lion Rhona Ruben
Phone: 011 27 11 487-1944
Fax: 011 27 11 487-1955
E-mail: brightsight@telkomsa.net

Send all correspondence to:
P.O. Box 93109
Yeoville 2142
Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa

Number of eyeglasses collected in 2004-05: 72,008
Number of eyeglasses distributed in 2004-05: 2,732

Lions Operation BrightSight has been in operation since 1978. Prescriptions are filled as requests are received from Lions clubs in Lions Multiple District 410. The center receives recycled eyeglasses from the Republic of South Africa, Germany, Scandanavia, the United Kingdom, and Australia. A full-time staff cleans, grades and stocks recycled spectacles.  In most cases, a handling fee of US$10 is charged. Often, two pairs of eyeglasses are supplied, one for reading and one for distance. If an appropriate prescription is not in stock, Lions Operation BrightSight will purchase new lenses to satisfy the request. The center is currently working on a major eye screening project in conjunction with the South African Optometric Association.