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Programs

Program:

Glaucoma Project

Street:PO Box 429098
City:San Francisco, CA 94142
Web Page:http://www.eyecareamerica.org/
Email: [email protected]
Phone:(877) 887-6327
Phone:(800) 391-EYES Glaucoma Project Information & Referral
Phone:(415) 561-8567 Fax
Operating Agency:Eye Care America
Agency Type: Private, Non-Profit
Person In Charge: Mary Larkin - Service Representative
Hours: M - F; 8 am - 4 pm Pacific Time
Fees: None if uninsured
Eligibility: At risk for Glaucoma, citizen or legal resident and has had no recent care.
Area Served: Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, and Shelby counties
Ages Served: 50 and older.
About:Encourage those who are at risk for Glaucoma to have a dilated eye examination, the most effective way of detecting the disease in its early stages. Anyone at moderate of high risk can be referred to an Ophthalmologist for such an exam. The risk factors used are: age, Glaucoma in one's immediate family, belonging to the racial group most at risk (African American), length of time since experiencing last medical eye care. Those with no insurance are seen without charge. Citizenship or legal residency is required. Those with access to care in other ways (an HMO, VA hospital, etc.) are not eligible.
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