VISION USA

VISION USA is now a year-round program. Applications will be accepted throughout the year.

Individuals may apply in one of three ways:

• Visit the VISION USA Web site
• Write to
  VISION USA,
  243 N. Lindbergh Blvd.,
  St. Louis, MO 63141
• Call VISION USA at 1-800-766-4466, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Central Standard Time, Monday-Friday.

Eligibility

To receive these free vision services, applicants must:

• Be working or part of a household with one member working at least part time.
• Have no insurance that covers eye examinations.
• Have an income below an established level based on household size. (Refer to chart below.)
• Have not had an eye examination in the past 24 months.

Household Income Eligibility Guidelines

*If the household size is greater than 6, add $4,000 annual income for each additional family member over 6.

All patient assignments are done at the American Optometric Association (AOA) office in St. Louis. The Alabama Optometric Association does not qualify patients nor assign patients to doctors.

The AOA staff will try to assign all those who meet the requirements for the program with a volunteer VISION USA optometrist in their community. Patients will be notified as to which doctor's office to call for an appointment.

The 34,000-member American Optometric Association represents nearly two-thirds of the practicing optometrists in the United States. These doctors of optometry are state-licensed providers of primary eye care services. They diagnose eye health and vision problems; prescribe glasses and contact lenses; treat eye disease with medications; and provide special services such as vision therapy and low vision care.