These screenings will include a visual acuity test (both far and near vision on each eye), a field vision test (how well a person can see motion in their field of vision while looking at a fixed object on each eye), and a pressure check (for the possibility of glaucoma). Other eye problems may also be discovered during the screening.

Why screen?

Children:

1 out of 20 preschoolers and 1 out of 4 school aged children has an eye problem requiring treatment or correction. Since children do not know how well they should see, they will not complain about poor vision. Eye disorders, if they remain undiscovered, can harmfully affect a child's personality, his/her learning ability and his/her entire adjustment in school.

The primary target of the children's vision screening program is AMBLYOPIA or "lazy eye". If not detected and treated by the age of six, it can cause permanent loss of sight.

Adults:

Nearly half of the 50,000 Americans, who go blind each year, lose their sight needlessly. By conducting screening tests, the adult vision screening program will identify subjects at high risk for eye disorders or potentially blinding diseases and refer them for professional eye care.

Many adult diseases, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, can steal a person’s sight without noticeable symptoms. Any vision that is lost to these diseases cannot be restored, but further loss can be prevented. An adult vision screening can often detect these problems in the early and treatable stages.

How will we screen?

As a tool to help us achieve the goals of this program, the Lions of 25 F have purchased a vehicle that will allow us to provide mobile vision screening.