Midwestern University has received a $100,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust for the Arizona College of Optometryâs Vision Medical Assistance Program.
The grant, awarded from the trustâs âHelping People in Needâ focus area, will help provide low-income individuals with examinations, treatments and vision correction at the Midwestern University Eye Institute.Â
Under the Vision Medical Assistance Program, Arizona College of Optometry faculty and students will perform a complete ocular examination and will provide eyeglasses, single vision, bifocal, trifocal, progressive or contact lenses dependent upon need. Patients will be treated and taught how to manage identified chronic eye problems and will receive necessary therapy for debilitated vision-related conditions. In addition to providing essential vision services to the underserved, the program will also enhance optometry student clinical training and education at the Eye Institute.