CLEAR is an international foundation dedicated to building a network that promotes clinical learning, professional exchange of ideas and research with a common purpose: To promote visual health and human well-being.
Vision & Mission
CLEAR (Community for Learning, Eye Care and Research) was created to connect people and professionals through learning, service, and empathy.
Our mission is to promote clinical training, professional exchange, and community engagement in visual health, integrating optometry, ophthalmology, and other disciplines that contribute to human well-being.
Through programs such as VIBE, which fosters international learning experiences; VELA, which brings eye care to communities with limited access; VOICE, which encourages cultural and language exchange; and CLEAR SPACE, which bridges human vision with space exploration — CLEAR aims to build a bridge between knowledge, science, and humanity.
Social impact
Innovation with purpose
Humility
On Earth or beyond, CLEAR looks to the future with empathy and purpose.
Collaboration
Explore the connection between human vision and space exploration, uniting science, design, and empathy to imagine how we will see beyond Earth.
A clinical and cultural exchange program that connects healthcare professionals between Latin America and the U.S. It will allow professionals to observe, train, and learn in high-level clinics in the United States
Is program that understands that language should never be an obstacle to learning, sharing, or helping. It's about creating opportunities to learn or practice the language with other members of the network.
Is a social program with a direct impact on communities, conducting eye health campaigns, eyeglass donations, and education on eye care. It engages students, professionals, and volunteers from around the world to help.
Workshops and Talks
Psychological support in visual loss
Taught by a specialized psychologist, this talk provides healthcare professionals with tools to guide and support patients with severe eye conditions, helping them navigate the process of vision loss with sensitivity and empathy and another talk for patients who are already experiencing it.
Workshops are designed to complement clinical training with communication tools, patient support, and personal growth.
CLEAR was born from the need to be heard, and became a bridge for others to learn, help, and find one another.
- Dr. Ivan Crisosto, Founder
Advisory Board
Charles A. Garcia, M.D.
Ophthalmologist, Retinologist, Researcher Houston, Texas
Carmen Victoria Chacon O. MD
Ophthalmology Resident w: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Rosalinda Guerra Leal M.A.
PhD candidate in Gestalt, Forensic, and Migration Psychotherapy. Mexico.
Óscar Antonio Ramos , M.Sc.
Professor at – UNAM. Master's degree in Clinical Optometry from the University of Alicante.
Our Advisory Board brings together experienced leaders from medicine, education, and social impact to guide CLEAR’s mission.
They provide strategic advice, ensure the highest standards of care and learning, and connect us with global opportunities.
Areli Perez Olmos M.D.
Medical Director of the Medical Impact Foundation
Silvia Lara-Mosses MD
Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma Froedert Health - Wisconsin.
