Save Our Sight

📢Heads up followers📢 The Save our Sight page is now combining with the Ohio Department of Health. Follow us there for information on the SOS program, vision resources and trainings, and other health information. Program information can also be found on our website 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/3xXfRXB.

Do you rub your eyes? It’s something we all do and often don’t even realize it. Too much of this can cause damage to your eyes. 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3X4B6As

Remind your teen that their eyes are vulnerable to infections, like pink eye, and that they should avoid sharing eye makeup.

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Do you know about the 20/20/20 rule?! The American Optometric Association recommends looking away from the screen every 20 minutes, focus on an object at least 20 feet away, for at least 20 seconds. Learn more (after you take a 20 second break) 👉🏽

Give Your Child's Eyes a Screen-Time Break: Here's Why ​​​​​​​​Children spend more time than ever staring at digital screens, especially with online school during the COVID-19 pandemic. ​This can lead to tired, sore eyes.  Learn how to help prevent eye strain in children.

What can you do to prevent your child from having an eye injury? Always have them wear protective eye gear. In Ohio, the “Play.Hard.Dont.Blink Program” is here to help. To learn more, visit:

Superspecs: Protecting Eyes in Ohio Superspecs provides protective eye gear to kids in Ohio, and info for everyone everywhere about keeping eyes safe. We aim to make eye injuries unheard of.

Is your child or teen new a new contact wearer? Check out this great information from the CDC ➡ https://bit.ly/3inN3Cn

Hey 1st and 2nd grade Teachers! Puppets Rhet and Tina are ready to talk to your class about visiting the eye doctor. The presentation includes student activities using penlights, special glasses that distort and tongue twisters. To schedule visit contact the Ohio Optometric Association.

Online Request Form Please click the link to complete this form.

Can you believe we make 15 to 30 gallons of tears each year?! Tears aren’t just salty drops that fall from your eyes when you cry. Tears serve many purposes. They clean your eyes every time you blink.

Facts About Tears Tears are essential to help you see clearly and maintain the health of your eyes. They can also help communicate your emotions. Your body makes three types of tears.

School Nurses - Have you signed up to become a vision screener yet? Learn about upcoming trainings and see if you qualify for free equipment 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3OD3p5m.

If your child has been diagnosed with amblyopia, treatment is important. The Ohio Amblyope Registry is here to help. More information ➡

Ohio Amblyope Registry The Ohio Amblyope Registry is the first and only statewide program in the United States designed to serve the needs of children with amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye,” their families and eye doctors. It is a voluntary registration program to increase knowledge about amblyopia, its treatmen...

Do you use eyedrops? More is not always better. Follow these helpful tips on how to use eye drops 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/3hkl6ul.

What’s going on in the Realeyes Program vision lab? For starters, a lot of vital eye related topics like eye anatomy and safety. Sign up your middle school class to participate in “What’s Your Eye-Q”. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/3xYX0LV.