National Society To Prevent Blindness

Community Service-Sponsoring and promoting screening programs for the early detection of signs of eye trouble among preschool children, school age children, and adults, particularly amblyopia in children. Screenings were provided to nearly 20,000 individuals last year. Patient Services, eye glass and eye exam programs were provided to over 100 Iowans.

Professional Education-Serving as an authoritative source of information on the latest developments in vision and eye care so that eye care professionals, nurses, scientists, teachers, social workers, and others in the field of blindness prevention can better serve their respective clients. Vision screening training was provided to almost 100 individuals.