Printed on: November 23rd, 2024 6:13 AM
| Program: | Glaucoma Project |
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| Street: | PO Box 429098 |
| City: | San Francisco, CA 94142 |
| Web Page: | http://www.eyecareamerica.org/ |
| Email: | mlarkin@aao.org |
| 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. |