How Vision To Learn (VTL) Works
The free-of-charge program begins with vision screenings for all students, utilizing medically appropriate tools. VTL assists the school’s nurses or health department with initial vision screenings. Students that fail the initial vision screening receive an eye exam at VTL’s mobile clinic. Students that are prescribed glasses get to choose their frames from a wide selection. They receive their frames a couple weeks later. VTL operates in Washington D.C. and over 15 states across the U.S..
MetLife Foundation and Vision To Learn visit with children at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School in Newark, NJ to try on eyeglasses. Read the press release here.