Mr. Merritt received a retinal screening from Prevent Blindness NC at the Bernstein Community Health Center in Greenville NC. After the screening results indicated a possible problem with the pressure in his eyes, Mr. Merritt knew he needed to be seen by a doctor. Through PBNC and our partnership with the VSP Voucher Program, Mr.
Over the past year important services that regularly occur in our schools have largely been interrupted during the pandemic — such as management of health conditions, hearing and vision screenings, vaccination support and connecting students to services that work to eliminate health inequities. Vision screening is one of many services that meet critical needs of children. It is essential
Larry is a diabetic patient at a clinic served by Prevent Blindness North Carolina. At a recent appointment with his physician, Larry mentioned having problems with his visual acuity – the clarity of vision or the ability to discern the shapes and details of the things you see. It’s just one factor in your overall
According to the recent study, “Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues 2nd Edition,” vision has a critical role in children’s physical, cognitive, and social development, and visual functioning is a strong predictor of academic performance in school-age children. Without early detection and treatment, uncorrected vision disorders can impair child development,
Summertime is winding down and it’s time to start making sure our young kids are ready to learn and develop in the world around them! The PBNC Preschool Vision Screening Program is excited to announce that it is time to start scheduling vision screenings for child care centers and preschools. PBNC has over 20 years
PBNC’s mission aims to detect and eliminate uncorrected vision problems, provide greater access to treatment, and thereby prevent blindness and preserve the sight of everyone we serve. Providing direct services to over 550,000 North Carolinians annually, PBNC’s three primary programs provide the latest in best-practice, evidence-based and age-appropriate screening standards. While we have always collected
Prevent Blindness North Carolina is pleased to have received additional funding from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) to continue our partnership with EyePACS – an experienced team of optometrists and ophthalmologists who read retinal images and provide timely feedback of screening results. With the use of the EyePACS platform, the average wait
Mary Hawley Oats has been a School Nurse in the Lee County Schools for 40 years. She realized early on that it was important to know students could see and hear to succeed in the classroom. She began a program called Health-A-Rama that occurred annually in the Fall. During Health-A-Rama, classrooms of students in kindergarten through ninth grade would come to the gym or library and get their vision,