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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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I am Bernard George and 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
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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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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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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. |
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Vision Outreach Gives Clear Vision to Adults In Need |
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!"
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Metro PCS customer and Atlanta resident Aneith Hanna is very thankful that she stopped by the Cascade Metro PCS store in the Spring of 2009. It was the day that Prevent Blindness Georgia was conducting vision screenings in the store 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. |
Screenings Improve Lives of Metro PCS Customers
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She was having trouble reading and driving at night.
The clinic, staffed by an eye doctor and held at 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'll be able to read and drive at night. When you can't see, it affects your motor skills." |
Prevent Blindness Georgia is proud to partner with Tanner Health System and share their success!
I am writing you this letter to express my thanks to you and your staff for the wonderful job that is
being done in the Pre-K program at Mt. Zion Elementary. My son, Levi, had a hearing, vision and dental
examination before he started public school in August 2007. All of which he passed.
In October 2007, the Pre-K program had vision exams at school. I received a referral form that explained
that his vision was 20/80 and I have to admit that I didn't believe it. Later that evening I received a message
letting me know that you had taken the time to have him tested three times and that all three times he had
failed the test with his left eye. I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Akor and sure enough he could not see
out of his left eye. He now has glasses that will correct his vision problem. Dr. Akor let me know how grateful
I should be for the eye exam that had been made available to him at such an early age.
Anyway, I really wanted to thank you and the Pre-K program for all that has been done for Levi. |
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