Vision Screening Results Surprise Parents

Although Alexis from Kansas City was still an infant, her mother took her for her first professional eye exam in the fall of 2009. The doctor found signs of far-sightedness, but assured her mother, Shelly, that treatment could wait.

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Eye Donor Saves the Sight of Kansas Father

The need for a corneal transplant can strike any one at any age – whether it’s due to an ocular disease, disorder or injury. For 38-year-old Robert of Overland Park, Kan., his problem began in his late teens.

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The Future Looks Clear for Missouri First Grader

Emma's StoryAlthough the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation's free vision screenings focus on detecting amblyopia, or "lazy eye," in children, they often uncover signs of other vision problems as well.

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Become a Sight Ambassador

Sign-Up to be a Sight Ambassador

Register today to become a Sight Ambassador for the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation. We need volunteers to help our technicians at amblyopia and glaucoma screenings across the state of Missouri.

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Cornea Transplant Opens New Chapter in Recipient's Life

When you tell someone you work in a library, they automatically think you’re an avid reader. But for Denise from Hays, Kan., a part-time library employee, the opposite was true. Not because she didn’t love to read, but because a lifelong eye condition affected her vision so much she couldn’t. That is until a generous eye...

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New Vision Screening Technology Speeds Up a Child’s Treatment

As two-year-old Jonathan plays with trucks, rides his Power Wheel and plays t-ball, one would have no idea he is afflicted with a leading cause of blindness in children.

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Changing Lives by Preventing Blindness

Since 1960, the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation has been dedicated to the preservation and restoration of sight. Through our six vision programs, we have helped thousands escape a lifetime of blindness right here in Missouri and around the world.