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Heiken Children's Vision Program
Seeing is Reading
The Heiken Children’s Vision Program was created by the Dade County
Optometric Association in response to the realization that every year
thousands of children in Miami Dade County Public Schools failed school
vision screening and never received comprehensive eye examinations or
glasses..
As the only consistent provider of these services county-wide, we aim to
reach those in need as efficiently and effectively as possible. Our long term objective is to provide comprehensive eye health services
including vision examinations, eyeglasses and vision training for
students, thus meeting the goal for vision established in Healthy People
2010.
- To date, more than 30,000 children have been serviced by the Heiken
Children’s Vision Program
- With additional funding, the program will have the capacity to reach out
to more students in charter, private and parochial schools throughout
Miami-Dade county
- The “Instant Vision Program” (IVP) is a fully equipped mobile
“optometric office.” The bus travels to schools providing comprehensive
eye health and vision examinations. Both economical and efficient, the IVP
can provide services to a greater number of children in local low-income
communities.
- The Heiken Program believes that literacy can be improved with early
intervention in children with vision deficits.
Contact Us:
Miami Lighthouse
Heiken Children’s Vision Program
601 SW 8th Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: 305-856-9830
Fax: 305-856-9840
Forms:
i.
Program Info
ii.
In Office Eye Care Appointment Request
iii. Consent Form [English]
[Spanish]
[Creole]
Links of Interest:
The Children’s Trust (www.thechildrenstrust.org)
Health Foundation of South Florida (www.hfsf.org)
Florida Optometric Association (www.floridaeyes.org)
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