Prevention of Blindness

Our Prevention of Blindness Program has a two-fold mission of preventing visual problems and educating the public about eye health and safety.

The prevention department provides vision screenings for children and occasionally adults throughout Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and Perry counties. The main focus of the prevention of blindness department is to find undetected, yet treatable, conditions in children and adults.

Preschool vision screenings for children ages two through six are conducted at preschools, daycares and nursery schools at no charge to the parents or facility.

“Thank you so much for coming to U-GRO and providing the screening. Without that we would not have known she (daughter) needed correction in her left eye. Because it was caught at such a young age, there is a chance the glasses will correct the problem. She just received her glasses in June and has been doing great with them.”
-A Parent’s Message to Vision Resources

In addition to vision screening, the prevention department offers a helpful eye health and safety program to the preschoolers.

For more information, please contact Treassa Strawn, Director of Services at 717-238-2531 or tstrawn@vrocp.org.

Thank you for your help. We would have never known our child needed glasses!
-A Parent from Camp Hill

Adventures Beyond Site Summer Camp

Each year, Vision Resources hosts week-long summer day camps for children and teens who are blind or have low vision. These camps expose students to developmental, sensory and social activities that encourage them to push their comfort boundaries in the context of fun.

Adventures Beyond Site camp is scheduled for the week of July 8-12, 2024.

Vision requirement – 20/70 in better eye with best correction. Students entering 3^rd through 12^th grades. Non-physically aggressive to self or others. Non-verbally abusive. Typically no mentally challenged, but campers with mild learning disabilities and/or mild mental challenges may be accepted upon review or based on previous attendance. Campers must be independent in all aspects of daily living skills and continent. Staff will provide appropriate mobility assistance including sighted guide, dining assistance, and verbal prompting when needed. Campers must self- dress (change clothes before/after swimming), self-feed, be verbal, and follow directions, rules & policies.

To explore if our summer camp is an appropriate match for your visually impaired child / student / client, please contact the camp director: Treassa Strawn.

There is a registration fee, but no cost for the actual summer camp.

For more information about the summer camps or about becoming a camp sponsor, contact Treassa Strawn, Director of Services at tstrawn@vrocp.org, or call 717.238.2531.