US EditionBuilding a Life with Clear Vision: Spain Launches Plan Veo
Plan Veo offers up to €100 per child to reduce economic barriers and aid over 500,000 children with visual problems impacting academic performance, officials said.
- On Wednesday December 17th, Spain launched Plan Veo with a €47.7 million budget and offers up to 100 per child under 16.
- Public-Health data show refractive errors affect 10 to 30 percent of the school-age population in Spain, rising with more screen time and indoor living, and uncorrected vision worsens social inequalities and academic performance.
- Parents or legal guardians must present prescriptions and identity documents at participating ópticas, which verify eligibility and handle paperwork to process applications at the point of sale.
- Spanish Health Minister Mónica García estimated more than half a million children will benefit from Plan Veo, which covers eligible products including complete eyeglass systems, replacement lenses, contact lenses and maintenance solutions.
- Set to run only through 2026, purchases made in 2026 can be processed into early 2027, while regional subsidies may reduce the amount granted and families pay any excess above the subsidy.
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Building a life with clear vision: Spain launches Plan Veo
The Spanish Government has launched Plan Veo, a programme under the Ministry of Health to provide financial support for the purchase of glasses and contact lenses for children and adolescents. The initiative is designed to reduce barriers to essential vision aids and ensure access to corrective eyewear for young people. The plan offers direct financial assistance of up to €100 per eligible child… Source
The Plan I see starts this Wednesday, a public aid program aimed at financing optical products, such as glasses or lenses, for children up to 16 years of age promoted by the Ministry of Health. Without adequate correction, they warn from Health, vision problems “repert directly on the academic performance, psychosocial development and quality of life of minors”. The subsidy can reach 100 euros per beneficiary and has a universal character, does …
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The help of Plan Veto to buy glasses from minors can be applied for from this Wednesday until 31 December 2026.
Universal aids of up to 100 euros for glasses and contact lenses for children under 16 years of age can be applied for from this Wednesday until 31 December 2026. This is announced on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, which puts in place the one called Plan Veo. The department of Mónica García highlights that this is an "exceptional" measure that aims to improve the visual health of the younger population. The aids will be accessible to people …
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