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SEE OUR SUCCESS
Prevent Blindness Georgia is able to touch the lives of children, adults and families all over the state.
We are proud to be able to share some of our success stories here with you. If you have a
Prevent Blindness Georgia success story, we would love to feature it here with our growing collection!
Hello!
I'm writing this note on behalf of Gus. You came to his
preschool on February 8, 2008 and performed a free screening
on him and detected some problems.
We followed up with an optometrist and found that he had
decreased vision in his right eye and "lazy eye". They feel that
because it was caught while he's still young, they will be able to
completely correct his vision. It has already improved from
20/125 to 20/40
in just 3 months!
We are so grateful that you came and provided this service.
We were completely unaware that he had a problem because
his left eye compensated so well.
Thank you so much!
The Gautiers |
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Thank you so much for existing! Your test and expertise
discovered something that had not been detected by
previous eye tests or myself.
After receiving his glasses, my son's first words were,
"I can see!" He was so excited about all the things he
could see, things he never made comments about before,
like billboards and letters made in rock formations that
we've passed many times.
Your organization has made a great difference in
my son's life.
Sincerely,
Christine S. |
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Prevent Blindness Georgia Vision Screener, Valerie Jackson, visited Cornerstone Academy/Lake Spivey in Stockbridge to screen the four-year-old children. The five minute screening produced a dramatic improvement in the learning process for one lucky little boy.
When Jackson screened Charles, she found a little boy with vision problems, as well as behavioral issues. He was fidgety and unable to listen. Using the Lea Eye Chart with simple shapes, Jackson determined that Charles was 20/80 in one eye and 20/50 in his other eye.
Jackson contacted Charles' parents, Carmel and Charles Sr., and advised them to take their son to an eye care professional where the vision issues were confirmed. The youngster's vision was corrected with eyeglasses and his behavior at school dramatically improved. |
"His confidence has been boosted and he has become a star student. Thanks, Ms. Jackson, for seeing something in my child that I didn't see because I was so busy with my job and my life," said Charles' mother, Carmel. |
Vision Outreach Gives Clear Vision to Adults In Need
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Many people take buying a pair of glasses for granted. For Hortense Render, a 54-year-old African American woman from DeKalb County, new lenses mean the difference between working and not working, and provide safety for her and fellow travelers on busy Atlanta expressways.
Hortense can continue working as a home health care provider thanks to the new bifocals she received through a Vision Outreach clinic conducted by Prevent Blindness Georgia.
Wearing her first ever pair of glasses, Hortense is excited that she can now see the exit signs on the expressway - especially important when she's going to unfamiliar work assignments. "Seeing the signs enables me to have enough time to get into the proper lane," she said, making her commute much safer for her and her co-travelers.
"My glasses are such a blessing," she said. "I needed them three years before and didn't even know how to get them with my financial situation." A diabetic, Hortense was the recipient of a dilated eye exam through a Prevent Blindness Georgia vision clinic held at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.
Hortense is also touched by the way she was treated. "It means alot to be treated with kindness and dignity, especially under those circumstances," she said. "Kudos to everyone involved!"
"I had no signs of a vision problem... no headaches, no noticeable
vision loss, nothing. My glaucoma was discovered at a
Prevent Blindness Georgia screening. I was advised
to see an eye doctor right away and I sought treatment
before further vision loss occurred." |
Bernard's Story
I am Bernard George and I live in Decatur. I am 60 years of age and was born on the Island of Grenada in the Caribbean. I migrated to the United States about 20 years ago. In 1995, I was diagnosed with advanced glaucoma in both eyes. Prevent Blindness Georgia reached out to my needs and has treated me with a sense of dignity. On behalf of those whom I have personally witnessed during eye clinics and others who have demonstrated ingratitude for your indispensable service, I pray that you would not let a moment of mindlessness discourage the great efforts of Prevent Blindness Georgia. I am writing this letter as a thanks to each and everyone involved with Prevent Blindness Georgia. Thanks a Million!!
May God Bless You!
Sincerely Grateful!
Bernard George
Screenings Improve Lives of Metro PCS Customers |
Metro PCS customer and Atlanta resident, Aneith Hanna is very thankful that she stopped
by the Cascade Metro PCS store in the Spring 0f 2009.
It was the day that Prevent Blindness Georgia was conducting vision screenings as part of a store-wide campaign. She failed the vision screening and was referred to a Prevent Blindness Georgia clinic for an eye exam.
Aneith said that she was in desperate need of glasses at the time.
Physically disabled due to three ruptured disks, along with fibromyalgia, Aneith had not worked in 15 years and was living on a limited income. She was having trouble reading and driving at night.
The clinic, staffed by an eye doctor and held at the Prevent Blindness Georgia offices,
"was really pleasant and professional," according to Aneith.
Following the eye exam,
she was found to need bifocals and decided to purchase two pairs of glasses.
"I truly appreciate the reasonable price for the glasses so that someone on a limited income can afford them," she said. "I can't wait to get my glasses. I will be able to read and drive at night. When you can't see, it affects your motor skills."
The day after Christmas, my Dad started batting at the air, like swatting flies out of his face.
We were wondering what he was doing, he said, "It's the weirdest thing, there are these black
things in front of my eyes." Later that day, he said he was seeing lightning flashes in addition
to the black floaters. I knew this couldn't be good.
I went to the Prevent Blindness Georgia Web site and found really thorough information about
floaters and flashes being signs of retinal detachment. The information convinced my
doctor-resistant father to see an ophthalmologist the next day. He was put under close watch
over the following month because the doctor suspected his retina may be at risk. |
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At his follow-up appointment he had a torn retina which was
able to be treated with lasers. He is perfectly fine today! If Dad
had ignored it, the doctor said most likely he would have had
full retinal detachment.
I'm grateful for the information
provided by Prevent Blindness Georgia!
Interestingly, my grandfather was blind from
two detached retinas and it could have happened
to my Dad as well.
Melanie S. |
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A Glimpse of Gratitude...
" The value of your screenings can not be put into words!"
"Without your screening program I don't know when we would have discovered our daughters need for glasses.
I am so grateful for your work and the program!"
"I really appreciate PBGA for the early detection of my daughter's vision problem.
Without your screening, my daughter would have had big problems in the future." |
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