No-cost screening for infants can head off serious vision problems later

No-cost screening for infants can head off serious vision problems later

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August Is National Children's Vision & Learning Month

Below is a link to the COVD: Enjoy
http://www.covd.org/Home/AugustisNatlChildrensVisionLearningMonth/tabid/67/Default.aspx

Prevent Blindness Florida's Light The Night for Sight Walk and Family Festival

If your around Lakewood Ranch next Saturday (March 28th) Prevent Blindness Florida is having their Light The Night for Sight Walk and Family Festival. Walking teams and volunteers are needed now. Please form a team and get pledges to support your team's walk. Here is the link. http://www.preventblindnessflorida.org/Events.html

It's for a great cause!!

The Fight To Catch Amblyopia During Initial Eye Screenings

Parker Waters just started kindergarten in Roanoke County but starting school came with more challenges than expected after an eye exam two weeks before his first day. His parents learned he had a condition called Amblyopia and that had it gone undiagnosed for another couple of years it likely would have been irreversible. (You can read more by clicking the link below)

http://www.wsls.com/sls/lifestyles/health_med_fit/article/why_some_eye_screenings_miss_amblyopia_in_children/16815/

"Vision First Foundation Website"

A couple months ago I came across this website and met a wonderful mother named Janet Hughes that has worked so hard to help children with vision problems. Below is her website where you can read her full story.
http://www.visionfirstfoundation.org/