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The mobile vision clinic Conexus stopped by Clark Elementary School to fit students for their very first pair of glasses on Thursday, November 2. Conexus aims to remove poor vision as a barrier to learning, and by providing free eye exams to Charlottesville students, it is able to change students’ lives. “They’re going to get […]

Conexus was LIVE with CBS19 News: Charlottesville News First “Charlottesville This Morning”, in studio and at a Mobile Vision Clinic at Clark Elementary School Charlottesville City Schools, to ‘launch’ the Charlottesville ‘Gift of Light’ campaign. Learn more about the Gift of Light HERE.

“If you can’t see, it’s harder to learn,” said Venable School Nurse Bonnie Vineyard. “Many of these kids would not see an eye doctor right away, so this is just a wonderful thing for these students.” Conexus distributed more than 40 pairs of glasses to elementary school students on Wednesday, October 25. You can watch […]

FROM RICHMONT TIMES DISPATCH ARTICLE: Kindergartener Zyir Gordon’s world changed Tuesday morning when he put on a pair of prescription glasses for the first time. “Wow, I can see something,” he said. “I can see something far away.” He turned to a friend and said, “I can see you!” Read the entire article HERE.

On Thursday, September 28th, Conexus hosted our 2nd annual Community Celebration and Awards Reception at The Tuckahoe Woman’s Club. During the event, Conexus was thrilled to honor all the people that make our work possible including several special honorees. Conexus presented Dr. Evan Silverstein, Kendall Kruszewski, and Carolyn May, all with VCU Health, the Community […]

Conexus is proud to be playing an integral role in Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Partnership for Petersburg initiative and we were honored to be part of the one year celebration! One of our very own opticians, Frankie Lunsford, was on stage and shared with Governor Youngkin and all the attendees why the work of Conexus matters […]

We are beyond excited to announce that Papa John’s Pizza Central VA has joined the Conexus ‘Gift of Light’ campaign. Now through March 2024, when you order pizza online from a Richmond-Charlottesville area Papa John’s location, and use the code CONEXUS, Papa John’s will donate 10% of your order to Conexus to help us continue […]

Throughout the week of September 11th through September 15th, WRVA 1140AM personality John Reid highlighted the work of Conexus in Central Virginia through his annual ‘Vision is Elementary’ campaign. All week on his program, John Reid interviewed special guests to discuss the role that Conexus has in bringing healthy vision to children across the Commonwealth. […]

Conexus has released a report that summarizes our program activity for the 2022/2023 school year. The vision screening program, VisioCheck, was delivered in 49 Virginia school divisions, delivering 81,097 screenings, finding 29,374 (36.22%) students in need of a follow-up eye exam. The mobile vision delivered services in five Central Virginia school divisions and provided 5,798 […]