shinyhappypeople Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Came across this program and thought it might be helpful to someone here :) It's called Sight for Students, run by VSP. If your child doesn't have vision insurance AND your income is below a certain level (200% of poverty level) your child can get a gift certificate for a free comprehensive eye exam and glasses. Hope this helps someone :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crafty Mathy Mom Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Thanks for the information. I'm sharing on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I read the information that was linked, but it looks like you have to be referred by one of their partners Sight for Students certificates are delivered through a network of community partners who work directly with children. VSP relies on these partners to identify children with potential vision problems and determine if a child meets the eligibility requirements of the Sight for Students program. The following national partners participate in Sight for Students: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Head Start, National Association of School Nurses, National Association of Community Health Centers and the American Optometric Association. Regional partners include: Prevent Blindness America, several state optometric associations, the National Council of LaRaza and Communities in Schools I'm not sure how you go about getting referred to them. If anyone smarter than me, knows how to go about this, please share, I have an almost 10 year old who I'm pretty sure is due for glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 You might want to look at Vision USA http://www.aoa.org/x5607.xml And for babies Infant See http://www.infantsee.org/ And the programs listed here http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/financialaid.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 I read the information that was linked, but it looks like you have to be referred by one of their partners I'm not sure how you go about getting referred to them. If anyone smarter than me, knows how to go about this, please share, I have an almost 10 year old who I'm pretty sure is due for glasses. Here's the "Find a Partner" page: http://vsp.via.infonow.net/sight/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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