Conexus Mobile Vision Clinic
Conexus Mobile Clinic partners with local optometrists to provide on-site eye exams in schools where access to care or other barriers broadly prevent follow up on vision screening referrals. The clinic is a portable full-service vision lane that is set up in a classroom or other area of the school. The non-dilated eye exams are intended to assess and treat visual function; concerns about eye health or the need for additional services and/or dilated exams are referred out for additional care.
If prescribed, students choose their glasses on-site after the exam. Distribution of the glasses typically occurs two-three weeks after the exam (glasses are ordered from the lab and dispensed upon receipt of the group).
Students that receive referrals as a result of their VisioCheck screening are eligible for these free eye exams.
For the 2024-2025 school year, Conexus provided its Mobile Vision Clinic Program to students in Amelia County, Charlottesville City, Chesterfield County Title 1, Cumberland County, Henrico County Title 1, Hopewell City, Petersburg City, Prince Edward County, and Richmond City schools.
For the school year, we provided 7,460 exams, prescribed 6,298 pairs of glasses, and dispensed 6,746 pairs of glasses; yet another record year!
Thank you to our partners, VSP Eyes of Hope and Essilor Changing Life Through Lenses, for providing the eyeglass frames, lenses, and lab services that make Conexus Mobile possible!
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These smiles tell the story!
For many of these children, the glasses they receive through the Conexus Mobile Vision Clinic are their very first pair.
