Dream Makers Needed.
Our Mission is to Preserve and Improve Sight.
We support programs designed to promote and maintain a lifetime of good vision. We focus on funding community outreach, education, and research.
Our Initiatives
Community Outreach
Our free comprehensive vision clinics for the most vulnerable and under-served in our community provide free vision screenings and eye health lectures through the Dr. Richard S. Kerstine Vision Outreach Program.
Our impact in the community:
Over 11,000 uninsured poor and working poor have been seen at one of CEIF's free vision clinics.
Over 900 hours have been donated by volunteer ophthalmologists and optometrists who serve at our vision clinics and community lectures on the "Aging Eye."
Over 8,000 adults seen by our volunteer doctors received free prescription glasses through our partner, OneSight Foundation.
Over 1,000 adults seen at our clinics have been diagnosed with a serious eye disease that required referral to the University of Cincinnati for intense treatment and/or surgery.
Education
Education of healthcare professionals is a core element of The Foundation's mission, and is essential to quality eye care in our community.
Our impact in the community:
Over 150 Doctors of Optometry have participated in Foundation Continuing Education programs and received 8 hours of continuing education credits for licensure each year.
Over 80 ophthalmic and optometric technicians and RNs have participated in Foundation symposiums and received over 6 hours of free continuing education credits for licensure each year.
Funding for 2 University of Cincinnati Department of Ophthalmology Residents each year.
Research
Supports studies seeking new cures and improved treatments for eye diseases that rob individuals of their sight.
Our impact in the community:
Over $50,000 in IGNITE Grants have been awarded in support of eye research that points the way to new treatments and possible cures for various eye diseases.
Thousands of dollars have been funded for support of genetic and surgical research for various eye diseases.
