Last Wednesday, Luxottica Group's nonprofit OneSight opened its first system of school-based vision centers in Bakersfield, Calif., providing students with year-round access to vision care.
Sponsored by Oakley and developed in partnership with Advanced Center for Eyecare (ACE) and the Bakersfield City School District, the goal of the program is to provide vision care to all 31,000 students in Bakersfield City Schools over the next two years in an effort to keep them in school, healthy and ready to learn. Students will reportedly receive care during the school day, without requiring parents to leave work.
ACE will reportedly be providing comprehensive eye exams as well as the prescribing and dispensing of glasses at three school-based centers. The centers already offer medical, behavioral, and dental care.
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