In this day and age when education is so important, if we don’t help the student with the tools to have a good education, it’s going to have a detrimental impact on society as well as that child.

To me, it’s an easy give to participate and support and donate to Conexus!

Willis Blackwood
Eyes of the Future Campaign Honorary Chairman
President of Blackwood Development Company

In classrooms across the region, children are struggling not because they lack ability or desire, but simply because they lack all the tools they need to succeed; their poor vision is a barrier to their learning.

Your support of Conexus will deliver life-changing vision care for a child in Virginia. 

 

 

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Conexus Opticans and In the 2025-2026 program year, Conexus delivered VisioCheck screenings to 112,532 students in 58 school divisions across the Commonwealth, while the Mobile Vision Clinic provided 10,914 exams in 19 school divisions; a whopping 46% increase in exams over the previous year! As a result of these exams, Conexus prescribed 8,917 pairs of glasses!

This year, Conexus expanded its Mobile Vision Clinic to Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nelson, Nottoway, and Staunton! Conexus also delivered pilot programs to Newport News and Roanoke with an eye towards future growth.

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We LOVE getting notes like this! Our work is changing lives! It reads, in part:


Dear Conexus team:

I am a single mom coming out of an abusive relationship, and my baby needed a reason to be excited again, to smile from ear to ear, to look at himself in the mirror with pride, and you gave him that and more.

 

You have no idea the impact you have had, and we are just one family. Bless you for your work, I am still in awe that this is real. 

All my best, grateful mom and child.

Click HERE to read the entire note.

 

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Conexus Opticans and Optometrists Share What Conexus Means to Them!

 

Your support of Conexus ensures that Conexus is ready and able to provide life-changing vision programs to children across the region; ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful in the classroom.

 

 

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YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS! 

 

Conexus is changing the landscape of Public Education in Virginia by making sure children have all the benefits of clear vision. With our Mission in mind to Remove Poor Vision as a Barrier, Conexus is giving these children a fighting chance to be succesful!

DID YOU KNOW?!

– 80% of what a child learns in a traditional classroom setting is through their eyes.

– The rate of poor vision trends very closely with poverty. In some school divisions with high rates of poverty, Conexus has discovered that 35-40% of students do not see clearly.

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These smiles and reactions tell the story. Your donation WILL change lives!