Speaker: Tamara Petrosyan, O.D.
The Optometry Cares and InfantSEE programs are invaluable initiatives within optometry. These organizations play a crucial role in promoting eye health and vision care and exemplify the profession's commitment to providing comprehensive eye care for all, regardless of socio-economic status. The Optometry Cares foundation helps provide vision care and eye health education to underserved communities, enhancing access to essential eye care services for those in need and facilitates community outreach education and research to address vision related issues. On a national scale. The InfantSEE program focuses specifically on early detection and intervention by offering no-cost eye assessments for infants within their first year of life. Through InfantSEE, potential vision issues can be detected in the early crucial developmental stage, ensuring timely intervention and preventing potential long-term complications. These foundations are essential pillars in ensuring the visual and ocular health and well being of individuals and help safeguard vision health, foster healthier communities and ensure that everyone, regardless of their circumstances has access to quality eye care.
