When Keymontay first stepped on-board our Mobile Vision Clinic in Belleville he was wearing a pair of broken glasses that he had literally duct taped together! Kemontay shared that his glasses were more than 3 years old and he was having some trouble seeing out of them.  After receiving a full comprehensive eye exam, Dr. Gewe discovered that Kemontay’s prescription had changed by nearly two dioptometers – that means the prescription in the broken glasses he was currently wearing was a -5.25 and he now needed glasses with a prescription of -7.00. Kemontay could finally throw away those old duct

When we first met kindergartner Maci, she was seeing at 20/100 without glasses. Maci didn’t have glasses of her own and was struggling to see in school.  “I can’t really see good,” she explained during her eye exam. She ultimately selected a pair of pink Calvin Klein frames. After she put on her glasses for the first time she said, “I want to be a ballerina when I grow up.” She then did three twirls in front of the mirror and exclaimed “and now I can finally see myself dance!”

Every day the Eye Care Charity of Mid America’s Mobile Vision Clinic (MVC) visits schools to perform eye exams and provide glasses to low-income children in our community. The MVC is fitted with two exam lanes so we can provide free eye care for up to 50 children in one visit. Also located on board is a finishing lab where glasses are made on the spot.  Once aboard, a child completes a pre-test and eye exam. From there, he or she chooses a designer frame, generously donated by VSP Global, Europa, and Modern Optical.  Once a frame is selected our

Children are active. They run, jump, climb, fall, and sometimes break things. This is why Eye Care Charity of Mid-America takes time to teach every child how to care for their new prescription eyeglasses on board our Mobile Vision Clinic. READ ON FOR EASY TIPS TO HELP ANY CHILD WEAR AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR GLASSES. Let them CHOOSE Children will obviously be much more likely to take care of their glasses if they like them. Children who receive prescriptions on board our Mobile Vision Clinic get to select a frame of their choice. ECCOMA has a selection of over 200 designer frames