Lions clubs, Wal-Mart provide eye care

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Neighbors | Submitted .Wal-Mart vision reps, from left, Pat Williot from Boardman, Lori Rowe from Salem, Melissa Rodriguez from Liberty and Austintown Lion members Bob Whited, Jack Kochansky, Jack Aye and Bob Melcher provided eye screenings at the medical building during the Canfield Fair Sept. 1.

Local Lions Clubs continued to fulfill Helen Keller’s challenge to be the Knight’s of the Blind.

The Austintown Lions Club joined forces with Wal-Mart Vision Centers and worked the eye screening area at the medical building Sept. 1 at the Canfield Fair.

The Lions examined many residents for glaucoma, did field vision and eye charts, while Wal-Mart performed an auto refractor eye test. A total of 878 area resident were screened.

Several other Lions Clubs in district 13-D finished out the remaining days of the fair and Wal-Mart Vision Centers gave out 800 free eye-care packages. The effort was coordinated by Canfield Lions Club member Ted Filmer.