Eye Safety Activities
1)Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary – Patient Education regarding use of sunglasses http://www.meei.harvard.edu/patient/pted.php
2) Massachusetts Safety Council http://www.masafetycouncil.org/
3) Health and Human Services-
-Vision and Eye Care section provides links directly from PBA’s website
-Blindness and Vision Impairment section provides resources for consumers:
Injury Prevention for Older Adults – Addresses Vision (see an eye specialist) in Falls Prevention Tips
4) Cambridge Public Health Department has several Emergency Preparedness staff that could potentially play a role with addressing vision and eye health needs in emergencies.
Resources (non-profit health organizations dedicated to vision/eye health issues)
1) Massachusetts Vision Resource Library – Specialized instructional materials for distribution to school districts targeted toward low vision
2) The Framingham Public School Vision Center (FPSVC) http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_Sept_27/ai_n6219212
3) The Vision Coalition (formerly PB Massuchusetts)
4) The Carroll Center for the Blind http://www.carroll.org
5) Greater Boston Guild for the Blind http://www.gbgb.org
6) Helen Keller Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults, N.E. Regional Office
7) Massachusetts Assistive Technology Partnership www.matp.org
8) National Braille Press www.nbp.org
9) The New England Eye Institute www.ne-eyeinstitute.org
10) Perkins School for the Blind www.perkins.org
11) Recording For The Blind and Dyslexic www.rfbd.org/bostoncontact.htm
12) Sight Loss Services, Inc www.sightloss.org
13) Lowell Association for the Blind www.lowellassociationfortheblind.org
14) Massachusetts Society of Optometrists
15) Massachusetts Optometric Association http://www.massoptom.org/
16) Commission for the Blind http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2agencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=Massachusetts+Commission+for+the+Blind&sid=Eeohhs2
Schools of Optometry, University Ophthalmology Departments, and Eye Institutes in the state are:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
New England College of Optometry (works with the Cotting School)
Coalition in the state is:
The Vision Coalition (formerly PB Massuchusetts)
Community Vision Screening Programs
1) The Lions Clubs of District 33Y of Western Massachusetts is planning for the purchase of an EyeMobile to provide health screenings for eye disease, vision loss, hearing loss, and high blood pressure.
State Medicaid Benefits
Massachusetts Medicaid requires prior approval for specified services/items including vision training. Benefits include 1 refractive exam every 2 years unless specific diagnostic criteria are met. The reimbursement methodology is fee for service, and there is no co-payment specified. Both the categorically and medically necessary populations are covered.
Unique Programs
Healthy Vision Community Awards project
Greater Boston Guild for the Blind
Boston, MA
SightCare Community Vision Loss Education Program provides community-based vision loss rehabilitation information, education, and training to visually impaired seniors and their caregivers. Forty SightCare community-based workshops will be held, where seniors and their caregivers will be provided with education about techniques, devices, and services that can help seniors stay independent and safe in their own homes for as long as possible.
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
Watertown, MA
Eye Health Education and Outreach to Families of Children with Visual Impairments focuses on the Healthy Vision objectives involving vision impairment in children and adolescents and vision rehabilitation services and devices.
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