Latest News James Chen Celebrates Publication of His New Book, ‘Clearly’ By Staff Monday, October 16, 2017 12:21 AM James Chen. LONDON—James Chen, the businessman and philanthropist whose efforts to increase access to vision testing and eyeglasses on a global level led him to found the Clearly campaign and the non-profit organization, Vision for a Nation, has just published a book about his ideas and experiences.Chen celebrated the publication of the book, “Clearly, How a 700 Year Old Invention Can Change the World Forever,” by hosting a gala reception in London on Oct. 12, World Sight Day.In Clearly, Chen reveals the personal stories of some of those afflicted and identifies the barriers to universal access to vision correction. He delivers a passionate call to governments and international institutions to act, and appeals to the worlds of business, technology and medicine to come together and find a solution to this global problem.“Clearly performs an important service in bringing the issue of poor vision to the world’s attention,” said Gordon Brown, former UK prime minister. “The Clearly campaign, and this book, vividly shows us the cost, in human and economic terms, of so many of our fellow citizens being unable to see. New technology offers millions of the world’s visually impaired ways to see and to turn text into audio. It is time for the world to act fast. If we fail to act, those left behind will never catch up.”“Clearly” is available on the Clearly website, at selected stores and on Amazon.Click here to read an excerpt from “Clearly” by James Chen.