Main Menu   Our Other Sites Bookstore Other Resources Statistics Vision Health Resources Vision Loss and Blindness Resources Search All Sites Site Map Lions Clubs International Lions Clubs International is a service organization that provides community service and promotes international understanding and cooperation. Lions Clubs International has approximately 45,000 individual clubs worldwide, including 14,000 clubs in the United States. Individual clubs work with the local community to provide needed and useful health-related programs concerning sight, diabetes, and hearing. Lions Clubs International operates and/or supports a wide variety of facilities, including eye banks, research facilities, and clinics; operates mobile screening units and provides free eye examinations and eyeglasses; provides financial assistance for eye care to needy individuals through its clubs; provides comprehensive educational programs in sight conservation and diabetes awareness to educate Lions chairmen in each district on how to promote the programs in their respective areas; and conducts many other activities that may or may not be health-related, including screening and working with the deaf, environmental services, international relations, and youth outreach. Distributes the following materials: Glaucoma (IAD-0169) - a patient brochure. Sight Loss and Aging: Inevitable or Preventable? (IAD-0103) - a brochure for the general public. Blindness: Are You at Risk? (IAD-0182) - a brochure for the general public. 300 22nd Street Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842 (630) 571-5466 FAX: (630) 571-8890 E-mail: executiveservices@lionsclubs.org Web site: http://www.lionsclubs.org Lions Eye Health Program (Lions Clubs International Foundation) Participating Lions Clubs, through the Lions Eye Health Program (LEHP), educate populations at risk for glaucoma and diabetic eye disease about the importance of having a dilated pupil eye exam and seeking treatment, if necessary. LEHP is funded by a SightFirst grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation, the charitable arm of Lions Clubs International. Participants in LEHP include more than 2,800 Lions Clubs in 32 states and Washington, DC. In addition, LEHP programs have been funded by the Lions Clubs International Foundation in Japan, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, and Australia. Educates the public about glaucoma through the Don't Lose Sight of Glaucoma brochure, The Best Things in Life: Controlling Glaucoma video, Glaucoma Awareness posters, and print and radio public service announcements. Partnering with eye care professionals and other community organizations, Lions use these materials to make presentations, participate in community events, work with the media, and conduct eye screenings. Provides a toll-free help line (1-800-982-0356) for the public to receive information about glaucoma and diabetic eye disease. LCIF Grant Programs Department 300 West 22nd Street Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842 (630) 571-5466, ext. 638 FAX: (630) 571-5735 Web site: http://www.lionsclubs.org All brands and product names are trademarked or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright of syndicated content belongs to it’s respective author or news organization. Original content (including "look and feel") Copyright © 2001-2006  •  Vision Loss and Blindness Resources  •  All rights reserved.