Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Presentation
October 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - America/New_York
About the Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award
Join the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) on Thursday, October 24, 2024, 7:00pm – 8:00pm ET for the presentation of the 2024 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award to the Alcon Children’s Vision Center in Ft. Worth, Texas. Jennifer Deakins, OD, FAAO Vice President for the Alcon Children’s Vision Center and Richard E Weisbarth, OD, FAAO, retired Vice President, Professional Affairs at Alcon, will accept the award, provide a presentation and answer participant questions.
The Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award, the most prestigious award that the NCCVEH bestows, recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals, to improve public health approaches for children’s vision and eye health. The award was established in 2014 by the NCCVEH to honor Bonnie Strickland, former Director of the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, for her work to establish a comprehensive system for children’s vision in the United States. Bonnie Strickland will also share remarks.
The Alcon Children’s Vision Center (ACVC), a partnership between the Alcon Foundation and the Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD), provides essential vision and eye health services to Fort Worth ISD students. The ACVC provides eye health education for students and families, professional development for school nurses around children’s vision, vision screenings, and no-cost eye care services, including an on-site comprehensive eye exam, and if necessary, free prescription glasses both in school buildings with portable equipment and a vision clinic in one elementary school that serves all district students.
