Ohio Optometric News Today

Bacteria in water can cause infections. The risk is greater if a person opens his or her eyes underwater without goggles.

The Ohio Optometric Foundation's iSee program seeks to reduce the barriers children face to getting the healthcare they need.

Nearly 30 Oberlin Elementary School students received glasses Jan. 24 through the iSee program by the Ohio Optometric Foundation. Last month, representatives from the Foundation visited the school to provide students with comprehensive eye exams carried out by local optometrists. On Jan. 24, students who needed glasses received their glasses with the frames they picked […]

ISee project deploys mobile vision clinics to deliver on-site vision care and services to students in schools across Ohio’s Appalachian counties.

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Sen. Johnson, Rep. Baldridge backing firework legislation By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com COLUMBUS — With the Fourth of July less than two months away, Ohioans wishing to light fireworks in their backyards may be granted that ability depending on votes from the statehouse. Current state law permits the purchase, but not the use of consumer-grade fireworks for residents 18 and older within the state. Instead, they must be transported out of the state within 48 hours following the p...