Free vision screenings in Hawthorne help residents get glasses or referrals

A free vision-screening event at the Hawthorne Memorial Center gave residents an opportunity to receive eye exams and, where appropriate, free recyclable glasses or referrals to optometrists, city reporters said.

Jason Reynoso reported the program was conducted by California Lions Friends in Sight with assistance from the Hawthorne Imperial Lions Club. Attendees moved through multiple screening stations for early detection of eye disease such as glaucoma and were directed to follow-up care when specialists identified issues.

One participant said the event helped her and her granddaughter where the granddaughter had never been tested and needed glasses. Organizers said the screenings provide early detection and referrals to further treatment; the segment included no cost figures for the program or follow-up clinical services.

The report framed the screening as a preventive health service and directed viewers to clfis.info for more information about the organizing group.