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PO Box 429098
San Francisco, CA 94142

Telephone Numbers and Contact Information:

(877) 887-6327
(800) 391-EYES Glaucoma Project Information & Referral
(415) 561-8567 Fax

Web Page: http://www.eyecareamerica.org/
Email to: mlarkin@aao.org

Program Details:

Operating Agency:	Eye Care America
Agency Type:	Private, Non-Profit
Person In Charge:	Mary Larkin - Service Representative
Hours:	M - F; 8 am - 4 pm Pacific Time
Fees:	None if uninsured
Eligibility:	At risk for Glaucoma, citizen or legal resident and has had no recent care.
Intake Process:	Call 1-(800) 391-3937
Area Served:	Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, and Shelby counties
Ages Served:	50 and older.

Program/Service Notes:

Encourage those who are at risk for Glaucoma to have a dilated eye examination, the most effective way of detecting the disease in its early stages. Anyone at moderate of high risk can be referred to an Ophthalmologist for such an exam. The risk factors used are: age, Glaucoma in one's immediate family, belonging to the racial group most at risk (African American), length of time since experiencing last medical eye care. Those with no insurance are seen without charge. Citizenship or legal residency is required. Those with access to care in other ways (an HMO, VA hospital, etc.) are not eligible.

Last Updated: July 11, 2016, 3:44 p.m.

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