Screening Detects Hidden Signs of Lazy Eye

One of the most frequent things our Children’s Vision Screening technicians hear from parents when referring their children after a screening is: “I could never tell he had a vision problem!”

Research shows that up to 20% of children have undiagnosed vision problems, but many never display the symptoms one would associate with vision loss...

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Vision Screening Saves Sight for Senior Center Assistant Administrator

When Ginny scheduled a Healthy Vision Screening event with the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation at the Bonne Terre Senior Center this past spring, she never guessed that she would be the one to benefit the most.  As the center’s assistant administrator, Ginny thought it would be a great service to the seniors...

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Saving Sight Across the World Through Eye Donation

As a member of Global Sight Network (GSN), a humanitarian effort by a network of eye banks, physicians, vision scientists and philanthropic organizations, Heartland Lions Eye Banks helps our partner organizations restore sight to...

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Cornea Recipient Helps Others Facing Blindness

Imagine living your life as if you were looking through waxed paper. You couldn’t read the newspaper or your favorite recipes. You would have trouble identifying your grandchildren on the soccer field. You could no longer safely drive your car, relying on others to get anywhere.

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Vision Screening Keeps Preschooler in Focus

Blake is an active preschooler who loves to read books, play outside and color pictures.  In fact, he is so adept at his favorite activities that his parents never thought that he might have problems seeing.  However, this past spring, a free vision screening performed at his daycare by the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation indicated otherwise....

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MLERF Selected as a Best Nonprofit Organization to Work For 2011

The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation, headquartered in Columbia, Mo., was recently selected as one of the Best NonProfit Organizations to Work for 2011.  The awards program was created in 2010 and is a project of The NonProfit Times and Best Companies Group.

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Changing Lives by Preventing Blindness

Since 1960, the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation has been dedicated to the preservation and restoration of sight. Through our six vision programs, we have helped thousands escape a lifetime of blindness right here in Missouri and around the world.