The Department of Occupational Therapy’s first education abroad group spent two transformative weeks in South Africa last spring that included a low vision screening for students at the Athlone School ...

Lack of access to affordable eyeglasses inhibits educational and life outcomes for nearly a billion people globally, and diagnosing poor vision is a major challenge in low-income countries. Most of ...

A majority of children will not develop 20/20 vision until they are four to six years old. During those first few years, what should parents do to make sure their kids maintain healthy vision?

Matt Cole, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Vehicle Regulation, explains the new vision screening requirement earlier this year. (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet photo) Starting Jan. 1, ...

PHILADELPHIA – Wills Eye Hospital will host its 15th annual Give Kids Sight Day on Saturday, September 28. This initiative allows uninsured and underinsured children in the Greater Philadelphia area ...

Prolonged screen exposure has become an unavoidable part of modern life, offering convenience but also raising serious concerns about eye health and overall well-being. As digital dependence ...

Gaps in access to childhood vision screening and vision care are prevalent among historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomically vulnerable families, according to a research ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Three Philadelphia health systems want to save vision in the city by offering a free community screening event for people with diabetes. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness.

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the 2024-25 school year now underway, approximately 500,000 students in Arizona public and charter schools are receiving vision screenings thanks to a new state law and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Heart of Ohio Family Health teamed up with The Ohio State University and VSP Vision for a free vision clinic at James B. Feibel Center on Sunday afternoon. "To see someone put on ...

Some of the most academically vulnerable students are also more likely to have basic vision problems that have been overlooked, new research finds. The study in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Dubai: 30 December, 2007 - Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (MEHD), the first overseas branch of London's 200-year old institution for ophthalmic treatment, rolled out a vision screening initiative at ...