Normal Lions Women & Men Serving
Vision Screening
The Normal Lions purchased a vision screening camera allowing us to serve the community by providing access to a screening tool capable of identifying many common potential vision problems so people can seek appropriate medical care. Early identification and awareness through vision screening can prevent or cure some vision problems.
About the Screening Tool
Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener is a handheld, portable device used to detect vision issues in people from 6 months through adults all ages.
We are able to screen both eyes at once from a non-threatening 3-foot distance. We do not need to touch the person who is having the screening.
Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener allows us to screen people regardless of age, color of eyes, or other potentially limiting factors for the following potential eye conditions:
- Myopia (nearsightedness)
- Hyperopia (farsightedness)
- Astigmatism (blurred vision)
- Anisometropia (unequal refractive power)
- Strabismus (eye misalignment)
- Anisocoria (unequal pupil size)
- Amblyopia (lazy eye)
The Lions operating the Spot Vision Screener are trained in its use. They are NOT medical professionals. The report that you are given is NOT a diagnosis.
Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener does not replace a complete examination by a optometrist or op!phthalmologist
We attend public events offering screening free of charge. Please contact us if you are interested in having us attend your event.
COMMON EYE PROBLEMSANISOMETROPIA (unequal focus) This term refers to a difference in focus between the two eyes. In children, this can cause the brain to learn to see with only the eye easier to use, thus permanently reducing vision in the ignored eye ASTIGMATISM (Curved focus) This type of focus describes a curved and blurry image at both near and far. HYPEROPIA (farsightedness) This eye is in focus beyond the farthest distance, making near vision difficult and in some cases making the eyes cross .MYOPIA (nearsightedness) This eye can see up close, but it sees blurry at a distance. It usually (but not always) comes on with body growth, eg, in the teen years .CORNEAL REFLEXES (alignment of the two eyes) This refers to the reflection of light that lets an examiner or device measure how straight the eyes are when comparing one to the other. ANISOCORIA (unequal pupil size) Pupils sizes usually only change with light, but one being larger or smaller may rarely suggest a brain problem. STRABISMUS (crossed or wall-eyes) This word describes eyes that don’t work together because they don’t point in the same direction all the time. In children, this can result in a “lazy” eye that doesn’t see well, or interfere with depth perception (3-D vision). This term is used whether they turn in or out. AMBLYOPIA (lazy eye) When the brain is not able to learn to see with an eye for any reason (see several reasons above), it becomes “lazy” in that the brain ignores it. Learning to see stops in later childhood, so it is vitally important to find all possible problems at the earliest age possible. There is no child too young for an examination or corrective measures.
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