One of our biggest projects is Kidsight. Thanks to our very own Lion Bill Kowalski, our club was instrumental in starting vision screening for over 9,000 children in southwest Michigan. Here is a brief description of what we do at no charge.

The Equipment We Use:

A MTI Photoscreener is a special camera used to screen the vision of very young or non-verbal children. Prior to the availability of this "special" camera, it was very difficult to effectively detect a potentially serious vision problem in very young children. Most children under the age of 5 are unable to reliably perform the accepted methods of proper vision screening. With the Photoscreener, a specially trained technician takes 2 quick pictures of a child's eyes. All that's required of the child is that they remain still and look at the camera for just a few seconds. Once the picture has been taken, the certified reader can analyze the picture to detect possible signs of a vision disorder, and make the appropriate referrals to an eye care professional.

Here is an example of what the pictures look like taken from the MTI Photoscreeneer.