Louise J. Moran Vision Care Program Fosters Success

Grins and giggles; glasses going on, off, then on again with whispers of “ooohhh.” These are the sights and sounds of children looking through prescription eyeglasses and seeing clearly, sometimes for the first time.

The Louise J. Moran Vision Care Program and donors like you bring comprehensive vision care to students living in high-poverty neighborhoods, and the results are inspiring.

“Now I won’t have to ask the teacher to go up close to the board to see it,” Daleyza Rodriguez, 12, said. “Now, I can get into volleyball.”

“The ability to see is crucial to all, especially young students,” Nativity Academy Interim Principal Carol Kanewske said. “Once glasses go on, a new world opens.”

Trained CCSC volunteers visit partner schools to administer initial vision screenings, and students identified as having vision issues take a field trip by bus to the University Eye Institute at the University of Houston for comprehensive exams. “Providing transportation is a godsend,” Kanewske said. “Transportation is often the most significant impediment for our families.”

An exam at the Eye Institute is often a student’s first trip to an eye doctor. Teachers often find that academic or behavior issues were, in fact, vision issues.

“Teachers notice an immediate change in their students' abilities!” Kanewske said. “Seeing helps increase comprehension and develop confidence.”

In 6^th grader Daleyza’s case, having clearer vision also meant relief from pain. 

"I want to thank CCSC for giving glasses to my daughter Daleyza," her mother, Bernice Tapia, said. "Having glasses has stopped Daleyza's bad headaches."

Daleyza and her mother, Bernice Tapia, are thankful for Daleyza's glasses and your support of the Louise J. Moran Vision Care Program.