{"id":12644,"date":"2018-06-01T21:25:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T14:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yup.edu.vn\/?p=12644"},"modified":"2026-10-01T01:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:32:55","slug":"nu-ky-su-dh-bach-khoa-khoi-nghiep-o-tuoi-34-de-bao-ve-mat-tre-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yup.edu.vn\/en\/nu-ky-su-dh-bach-khoa-khoi-nghiep-o-tuoi-34-de-bao-ve-mat-tre-em\/","title":{"rendered":"Female University of Technology engineer starts a business at 34 to protect children\u2019s eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The startup story of Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb L\u1ec7, a YUP student, and her children's eye-care project \u2018M\u1eaft S\u00e1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u2019\u2014Bright Eyes Vietnam\u2014created to benefit the community. Published on VietnamBiz.<\/span><\/p>\n

FEMALE POLYTECHNIC ENGINEER STARTS A BUSINESS AT 34 TO PROTECT CHILDREN\u2019S EYES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After 12 years as an employee, Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb L\u1ec7 started a business at 34 with a children\u2019s eye care project called \u201cM\u1eaft s\u00e1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u201d to benefit the community.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Born in 1982, Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb L\u1ec7 grew up in Kim B\u1ea3ng, H\u00e0 Nam Province. After high school, she studied at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, earning 2 degrees: Biomedical Electronics in the Electronics and Telecommunications faculty, and Business Administration. After graduation, she worked in medical equipment from 2005 through 2016\u2014a long period of stable employment and good income.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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After 12 years as an employee, she decided to start a business to gain freedom over her time and leave a legacy for future generations. In April 2016, she launched a children\u2019s eye care project called \u201cM\u1eaft s\u00e1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam.\u201d The project targets 3 main groups: preschool, primary, and lower secondary school children.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The project\u2019s first goal is to educate parents and students about refractive errors and eye care and protection.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Project specialists screen students for refractive errors at school using a Vision Screener, at a cost of VND 50,000 per child, to promptly detect nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and many other issues. This helps parents understand their children's condition and arrange timely care, protection, examinations, and treatment, saving parents time, effort, and money.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201cBright Eyes Vietnam\u201d connects with reputable healthcare providers that examine and treat refractive errors in children, including Vietnam\u2013Japan Eye Hospital, Branch 2 of Hanoi Eye Hospital, and Vi\u1ec7t T\u00edn Eyewear, to secure support, especially for poor households and families covered by social policies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The project will build a website system and specialized software to manage refractive errors among schoolchildren, connecting parents and doctors to work together in caring for children's eyes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Vision Screener \u2013 the device healthcare workers use to screen students for refractive errors in the \u201cBright Eyes Vietnam\u201d project.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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After 2 years, \u201cM\u1eaft s\u00e1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u201d had screened students\u2019 eyes at more than 400 schools in provinces and cities including H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i, V\u0129nh Ph\u00fac, Th\u00e1i Nguy\u00ean, and B\u1eafc Giang. L\u1ec7 will soon bring the program to H\u00e0 Nam province.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The project's healthcare workers have served over 50,000 students and detected more than 8,000 children with refractive errors.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Thanks to L\u1ec7\u2019s project, parents do not spend time taking their children to appointments and waiting, an important benefit for busy people. They also save on fuel, parking and other costs. Eye examinations at healthcare facilities range from 70,000 to 200,000 dong, above the 50,000-dong fee charged by \u2018M\u1eaft s\u00e1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam.\u2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Besides eye examinations for children, the \u201cBright Eyes Vietnam\u201d project provides eye screening for adults who need it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Through the \u201cBright Eyes Vietnam\u201d project, Ms. L\u1ec7 benefits students, parents, and schools while helping raise awareness of children's eye protection and strengthening the reputation of medical facilities partnered with the project. \u201cFor every 10 dong in value I bring customers, I ask for only 1 dong in payment,\u201d she confided.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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