Love Your Eyes…Korea R-Con proceeds with a program to raise awareness of eye health on the occasion of World Snow Day
Oct 20, 2025
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In line with this year's theme of 'Love Your Eyes', Alcon, an ophthalmology company, has launched activities to raise awareness of eye health and increase access to eye examinations to prevent blindness in Korea.
About 70 executives and employees of Korea Alcon visited the National Seoul Blind School again this year following last year to clean up educational facilities, and added meaning by fulfilling Alcon's mission for a bright view of mankind. Seoul National Blind School, located in Jongno-gu, Seoul, is the first special educational institution for visually impaired students in Korea, with about 180 visually impaired students completing a curriculum equivalent to that of a regular school. The executives and employees worked hard to sterilize tactile teaching aids in the 「Infinite Imagination Room」 for students and create a safe and pleasant learning environment such as classrooms and hallway windows. In addition, we invited ophthalmologists to share eye health care that can be practiced normally, and had a meaningful time to take the lead in eye health practice as an Alcon employee through programs such as making self-vision tables that can be used with families.
In addition, from 2022, Alcon Korea has continued its campaign of 'Free Visiting Eye Examinations' in cooperation with the Korea Real Name Prevention Foundation for the fourth consecutive year, focusing on areas with low access to medical care. Following last year, more than 250 senior citizens, including Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, and Ulleung-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, were provided with precise ophthalmic examinations such as vision measurement, refraction test, intraocular pressure and retinal examination, and early detection of cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal diseases contributed to the prevention of blindness.
Choi Joon-ho, CEO of Korea Alcon, said, "'We help people see Brilliantly' goes beyond the company's mission to become the basis for the continuous efforts of its executives and employees to make substantial changes in the community." "As a global ophthalmologist, Alcon will not only develop innovative eye care solutions, but will continue to engage in various community activities to ensure that everyone maintains a bright and healthy perspective. Through this, we will continue our journey for a bright perspective with executives and employees to create a world where more people cherish their eyes today" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
