Vision News and Information
Good Vision Improves Students Grades
A Central Florida school sees its FCAT scores improve after students are given vision tests. Watch the story at this video.
Saving the Sight of Patients with Diabetes
Over 1,500 primary care physicians currently offer a diabetic retinal imaging service to 750,000 patients with diabetes. Retasure™ provides you with the documentation necessary to meet diabetic eye care criteria for quality and P4P programs.
The NEW Retasure™ rental program is an effective way for physicians to achieve diabetic eye exam compliance. Read more about Retasure here.
Diabetes: Becoming epidemic in America
Diabetes Mellitus is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. Over 18 million citizens have diabetes. Total cost of diabetes to the healthcare system is well in excess of $100 billion annually, including direct and indirect costs. Read more here.
Your Child’s Sight Flyer
It’s back to school time and PBF would like to remind all families about the importance of having your child’s vision checked regularly. We recently provided our Your Child’s Sight flyer to the Osceola County School District. The flyer was made available to approximately 52,000 families in Osceola County. Click here for the Your Child’s Sight flyer in English and Spanish.
Prevent Blindness Florida partners with EyeSeeKids
PBF management team will partner with Dr. Bruce Miller of Pediatric Opthalmology Consultants of South Florida to create a community eye care network. The two organizations believe they can work together to promote awareness of the "EyeSeeKids" project. This project aims to improve the access to vision screening and exams for young children. More info at: http://www.eyeseekids.com/Home.htm
View Dr. Miller's video clips here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCKWmG9AELA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td4LGgqSgIk
Florida Optometric Association
The mission of the Florida Optometric Association is to advance and promote the quality, availability, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of primary eye care and related health care of Florida's citizens; to represent the profession of optometry; to enhance and promote the independent and ethical decision-making of its members; and to assist and enable optometric physicians to practice their profession in accordance with the highest standards of patient care.
Florida Society of Ophthalmology
The Florida Society of Ophthalmology (FSO) is a 40 year old medical association serving physicians that practice ophthalmology in the state of Florida. The mission of the society is to advocate for the practice of ophthalmology and offer continuing education specifically tailored to meet the needs of ophthalmologists in the interest of patient care.