of students screened are referred to an ophthalmologist

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PlanVue: helping pupils in disadvantaged areas to improve their eyesight

Clémence Gentric

Helen Keller Europe

Dear Difters,

Thanks to your support, our field teams are present every day in schools in Marseille's priority neighborhoods to accompany PlanVue students from A to Z - until they have their glasses on their noses 👓

Our commitment: a care pathway with no out-of-pocket expenses. Because on average, 60% of the families we support do not benefit from full coverage at the ophthalmologist, and/or 100% Health at the optician.

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Beyond the financial obstacles, PlanVue also removes the psychological and logistical barriers that too often keep families away from healthcare. Our ambition: to make every family fully autonomous in the face of the visual health journey.

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We are delighted to present our 2025 annual report. Click here to discover it.

Over the year 2024-2025 we expanded PlanVue's impact from 6,000 to 11,000 beneficiaries. We have extended our action to Marseille, where the needs are crying out. In fact, 41% of students screened needed a complementary examination by an ophthalmologist.

Our 2025 annual report is available

Dear Difteur-ses,

✨Since February 2025, Helen Keller Europe has been working in Marseille through the PlanVue program to raise awareness of, prevent and correct visual disorders in schoolchildren, with no out-of-pocket expenses.

In Marseille, 30% of the population live in priority neighborhoods, these territories have nearly 6 times fewer ophthalmologists than elsewhere.
👓 A real brake on access to visual care and learning when we know that 80% of learning involves sight, and that wearing glasses can reduce the risk of dropping out of school by 44%.

In an article published on March 27, 2025, the La Provence newspaper highlighted Helen Keller Europe's first field actions in Marseille.
To find out more click here!

✅ Already over 1,100 pupils have been screened since the program was launched, and 41% of pupils are referred to an ophthalmologist.

A big thank you for your support!

Our PlanVue program in Marseille

Dear difteurs,

It's already been 6 years that PlanVue, a program supported by the Helen Keller Europe association, was launched.

6 years of actions to improve the eyesight of pupils from priority neighborhoods.

6 years of actions aimed at boosting pupils' learning abilities by reducing the difficulties at school that stem from poor visual health.

A big thank you to our partners who enable us to act ever more effectively every day to improve health equity, a prerequisite for equal opportunities.
And a big thank you to you, dear donors, for your invaluable support and donations!

Ensemble pour la VUE et pour la VIE ✨

PlanVue: helping pupils in disadvantaged areas to improve their eyesight

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