VisionCorps has a program to give free eye exams and glasses to qualified adults and children in southcentral Pennsylvania. This assistance is provided to individuals in the community who may not be able to afford eye exams and glasses.

VisionCorps, with help from the Pennsylvania Vision Foundation, connects low-income families in Lancaster, Adams, Chester, Lebanon, and York counties to access free vision examinations and basic frames and lenses. To see if they qualify for the service, readers may call VisionCorps at 717-205-4141.

VisionCorps offers education and prevention of blindness services, rehabilitation, and employment to individuals. Programs and services, which are offered to clients ranging in age from birth to seniors, include occupational therapy, tips for living independently, and employment opportunities.

In addition, VisionCorps offers virtual programs about its services; these programs are available to organizations and employers. The programs, which can be individualized based on the needs of the group, include information on common eye conditions, living with low vision, employing people with low vision, and tips for living independently with blindness or low vision.

All programs are provided free of charge, and all services offered to clients of VisionCorps are free. To learn more, readers may visit http://www.visioncorps.net.