by conexusvision | Nov 27, 2019 | Gift of Light, Mobile Vision Clinic, News Coverage
“It is very important for students to learn, to learn how to read, to learn how to concentrate. You can’t learn to read if you can’t see,” Sandra Griffin, a staff nurse with Richmond Public Schools, said. “You can’t learn to read if your eyes are tired and you...
by conexusvision | Nov 20, 2019 | Gift of Light, Mobile Vision Clinic, News Coverage
“About one-third of the kids sitting in a classroom are unable to see well, and 80% of what a child learns in a classroom is through their eyes,” Tim Gresham, CEO, explained. “So, if a child is sitting in the classroom, not seeing as well as they should then they are...
by conexusvision | Nov 17, 2019 | Gift of Light
The ‘Gift of Light’ campaign, launched in 2013, supports Conexus programs such as VisioCheck, its screening program, as well as its Mobile Vision Clinic program, a free program that provides in-school non-dilated eye exams and prescription glasses to children. The...
by conexusvision | Nov 14, 2019 | Mobile Vision Clinic, News Coverage
Conexus for Children’s Vision has been screening kids for vision problems and providing free glasses, and they’re doing it in some of the biggest pockets of poverty in the community.When 6-year-old Tay-shun Williams put his new glasses on the first time, his...
by conexusvision | Oct 3, 2019 | VisioCheck
In late September, Conexus brought its VisioCheck program to the preschool and second grade students at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School in Fairfax County. That day, we screened 96 children, referring 29 for additional eye care; a 30.2% rate (the...
