Important Files and Links
Order Free Brochures About Eye Diseases
National Eye Institute Brochures: You can order free brochures about eye diseases from the National Eye Institute. Be sure that you notify them that you are a Unite For Sight chapter ordering the brochures so that you receive them free of charge. You should receive the brochures free of charge, as well as the shipping free of charge. Call 301-496-5248 to coordinate and tell them that you are a Unite For Sight chapter so that you don't have to pay for any associated costs.
EyeCare America Brochures: Free brochures can be ordered online at http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/care/brochures.cfm
Print Unite For Sight Trifold Brochure
Free Health Coverage Programs
During teacher training workshops and community center staff training workshops, the teachers and staff should be made aware of these free health coverage program resources in the United States. Canadian chapters should instead make teachers and staff aware of the opportunities for free eye care through Canadian government resources.
- VisionUSA Information - Free eye exams for adults or adults with children
- Eye Care America - Free eye exams for adults
- Sight For Students- Free eye exams for children
- New Eyes For The Needy Eyeglass Voucher Program - Free eyeglasses
- After a patient receives a prescription for eyeglasses from an eye doctor, they should send a copy of their prescription with this application to New Eyes For The Needy. If they are in financial need, New Eyes For The Needy will send the patient a voucher to bring to a local Walmart where they can receive a free pair of eyeglasses.
- After a patient receives a prescription for eyeglasses from an eye doctor, they should send a copy of their prescription with this application to New Eyes For The Needy. If they are in financial need, New Eyes For The Needy will send the patient a voucher to bring to a local Walmart where they can receive a free pair of eyeglasses.
- Medication Assistance
- This online resource of pharmaceutical assistance programs is provided so that those prescribed medication by an optometrist or ophthalmologist can access to low cost or free medication.