Screenings

Free Glasses at San Angelo Lions Charities

Through OneSight, the San Angelo Lions Club is able to provide children under the age of 18 years with a free eye exam and a free pair of glasses. For more information, please call San Angelo Lions Charities at (325) 227-4350 or visit them at 27 W Concho Ave, San Angelo, TX 76903. Their hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 am to 1 pm; and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm.

VSP Sight for Students

VSP Global® Sight for Students®, is an Eyes of Hope® gift certificate program. This program provides gift certificates for a no-cost eye exam and, if prescribed, new glasses that school nurses can distribute to students 19 or younger who qualify.

For a child to qualify for the program:

Family income is at or under 200% of federal poverty guidelines.
Child is 19 years old or younger and has not graduated from high school.
Does not have any vision insurance (including Medicaid or other government programs that cover routine eye exams).
Can only use this program once every 12 months.

Please contact me if your student has failed their vision screening and you feel they qualify for the VSP Sight for Students program.

State Mandated Screenings

San Angelo ISD addresses state mandated screening procedures by conducting screens for vision, hearing, spinal (scoliosis and kyphosis) and Acanthosis Nigricans (AN).

Vision and Hearing Screening

Any student referred by a teacher, principal, parent and physician.
Students referred by Special Education and 504
All students in Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grades.
All students new to the state of Texas.

If a child requires prescription eye-wear or hearing aids, be sure they have these prior to screening dates.

Spinal Screening

Girls will be screened two times, at age 10 and 12 (or fall semester of 5th grade and fall semester of 7th grade)
Boys will be screened one time at age 13 or 14 (or fall semester of 8th grade)

Acanthosis Nigricans Screening

Acanthosis Nigricans (AN) serves as an indicator of risk for Type 2 diabetes and other chronic health problems. All students in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grades are screened for acanthosis nigricans.

Parents may exclude their child from the screening by providing the school in advance with the results of the screening done by a medical doctor. Parents may also exclude their child out for religious reasons. The religious affiliation of which the student attends is required to submit a notarized letter stating this screening is against their belief.

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