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"To empower people with vision loss to realize their full potential, and to shape the community's vision of that potential.”
Our programs and services are designed to empower our clients to move beyond limitations.
Cleveland Sight Center's vision screening van is used to provide free vision screenings throughout our community. A new van was made possible by a generous contribution from The David H. and Barbara M. Jacobs Charitable Trust. Learn more about our Vision Screening Van.
PREVENTION & EDUCATION
Vision Screenings at Homeless Stand Down
Nurses from the agency's Prevention & Education department recently provided 84 vision screenings to participants in the 2009 Homeless Stand Down at the Cleveland Convention Center. This annual event is a vital community service that provides respite, renewal, and reconnection to more than 2,000 participants facing the challenges of poverty and homelessness.
Services included haircuts, massages, health screenings, and access to social service providers along with personal hygiene products, bus passes and winter clothing such as coats, boots, hats, gloves, and scarves.
Glaucoma & Vision Screenings for Adults
Cleveland Sight Center offers free glaucoma and vision screenings on the second Thursday of each month, between 9 am and 3 pm at our facility. In addition to our free glaucoma screenings here at Cleveland Sight Center, our staff nurses and volunteers also provide free adult vision and glaucoma screenings at area health fairs and senior centers. For a schedule of these free screenings, please call 216-791-8118, ext. 8741. Email Prevention and Education Nurse
Education/Community Outreach
Our registered nurses and trained volunteers provide public education through easy to relate to talks given in the community on a variety of eye related topics, including the “Aging Eye,” summer eye safety Cleveland Sight Center services and more. This is available to businesses for a small fee, and at no cost to most community events/agencies. Please call 216-791-8118, ext. 4568 to request a speaker. Email Speakers Bureau.
Preschool Vision Screenings
Our Cleveland Sight Center registered nurses and specially trained volunteers are very active throughout the greater Cleveland area as well as adjoining counties, providing vision screenings for preschoolers. Through this important service, we provide early detection of eye and vision related problems. If needed, families are linked to resources to help them obtain eyeglasses for these children. Statistics vary, but between one and 3 youngsters in 100 are found to have amblyopia (lazy eye). Left untreated this eye disorder can result in permanent blindness. Through our Prevention and Education program, children's vision issues are discovered early, allowing treatment, correction and an increased likelihood of success in school. Cleveland Sight Center screens approximately 15,000 Head Start and private program preschoolers per year.
More information about Amblyopia from eMedicine
More infomation about Amblyopia from Orbis
If your child is not enrolled in a preschool, call 216-791-8118, ext. 8741 and ask about preschool-age vision screening information. Email our Prevention and Education staff
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