As eyesight changes over time, people who where glasses often find themselves with old pairs lying around that no longer fit their current prescription.
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According to Howard Rixie, President of the foundation, “Since then, we’ve collected over 600,000 pairs of glasses.” Bifocals, trifocals and other specialized lenses that the North Pole Lions do not process also go to California so that they can be sorted and redirected to where they’re needed. “So nothing goes to waste here,” Rixie explained.
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