Where to find free eyeglasses
Posted 6 days ago
Greetings,
We received an inquiry about finding free eyeglasses and posted the question on School Nurse Net. Please see the summary of the responses which we received:
- "The NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides free exams and glasses. You can find the locations and schedules here: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/cbvi/services/prevention/ Click on "Free Eye Screening Locations/Schedules" There is a list of locations by county.
- The VSP providers are still available. Call a few in your area and explain about the NASN -VSP pause. They might still see children free of cost. https://www.vsp.com/eye-doctor.
- The Midland Park Lions Club has spot screened my students for the past 4 years free of charge. This year they shared info about AINAK, a US based nonprofit organization that provides eye exams and glasses to underserved students and communities across the US. I have not had to use them but here is the website: https://myainak.org.
- One of the respondents indicated that their local America's Best will see a student on a case by case basis. She thinks they have to be at least 6 years old, however."