Imagine you are a child, swinging in the park and all you see is a blur of green – you do not know you could be seeing leaves on a tree.
Imagine you are an infant, with a colorful mobile hanging above your crib – and all you see is motion.
Imagine yourself in school and you are unable to see what the teacher writes on the board – how can you learn?
A child’s physical development and overall well-being can depend on being able to see clearly.
Equal input from both eyes is essential for the brain’s vision center to develop normally. Uncorrected vision in childhood can lead to vision problems that cannot be corrected later in life.
The Lions Foundation of North Dakota approved a plan to purchase vision-screening devices to be placed in strategic sites throughout the state.
Lions Clubs have access to the equipment. Trained individuals are able to screen pre-school children.
Clubs work with school districts, social service agencies, healthcare organization and others to identify the early childhood population. Local Lions Clubs arrange facilities and inform the public about screening times.
Lions Clubs work with county health nurses throughout the state. County Nurses of North Dakota are partners in the project.
The Vision Screening task force selected the Plus Optix S12 Mobile Screener for the project. The equipment can measure many eye-health issues at the same time. It is quick and easy, with no discomfort to a child. Children who should see an eye-care professional are identified and referred for a comprehensive eye exam.
ND Lions have been Vision Screening from the beginning
For further information, contact:
Past International Director Pat Vannett
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Make donations payable to: LFND Vision Screener Project
Donations may be sent to:
PDG Steve Johnson
Lions Foundation of North Dakota Treasurer
119 Grassy Hills Lane, Grand Forks, ND 58201
Club Screening Request Form Sight 4 Kidz Flyer
free early childhood vision screening – sight 4 kidz – lions of north dakota screening statistics – 129,023 children screened – 16,831 children referred – referred 13% – reported by international director pat vannett – program chairperson on November 3rd, 2022