Free eye exams and glasses available to these in want in Clearlake

CLEARLAKE – This Saturday, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), the California Optometric association, and VSP world Eyes of Hope are partnering to give no-cost eye assessments and, if prescribed, glasses to Clearlake's low-profits seniors, people experiencing homelessness, veterans and lately displaced Camp fire residents in want of eye care.

The exams are scheduled to take region on the Clearlake Senior community middle discovered at 3245 Bowers Avenue, Clearlake, CA 95422 (The clinic might be located in automobile parking space at rear of constructing) Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 from eight:30 a.m. to  5:30 p.m.

apart from helping contributors of the Clearlake neighborhood profit the clear imaginative and prescient they deserve to study, work and drive safely, the finished eye examinations offered are a crucial window into ordinary health – including detecting signals of diabetes, hypertension, eye cancers and different ailments that may cause imaginative and prescient loss. Annual complete eye exams are simple for seniors and diabetic patients in particular to preserve their vision, as a result of catching these issues early on can retailer patients' lives and sight.

"Horrible health affects like diabetes-linked deaths, amputations and vision loss are absolutely avoidable," spoke of Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters). "I need our Clearlake community to know that these penalties are preventable and manageable through routine care. I'm proud to work with VSP international Eyes of Hope and the California Optometric affiliation to aid our most vulnerable americans access assessments to be able to foster more suitable cognizance of prevention, lessen their possibility of great complications and improve their normal health."

"A comprehensive eye exam is often the place ailments like diabetes are first detected, making eye care principally important among the many inhabitants of Californians who are beneath served by using our health equipment," stated Brian Park, O.D. "Optometrists are seeing greater vision impairment, blindness and worse health consequences for our patients as eye care is often put off unless absolutely essential. Optometrists are determined to trade this lethal vogue by means of diagnosing illnesses early on to keep our sufferers' lives and sight."

Appointments are open to the general public and may be taken on a primary-come, first-served basis except stuffed. patients should call (707) 994-3051 to make an appointment.