On Monday 5th June 2023, The Sri Sathya Sai Centres of Leicester organised a free Eye check clinic for the homeless at The Bridge Homelessness to Hope charity on Melton Street in Leicester.
A team of 5 Optometrists, 3 dispensing opticians, 8 general volunteers and the team at The Bridge helped to plan and run the clinic on the day. The clinic ran between 9:30am to 2:30pm and we managed to check the eyes of 30 guests, of which 24 required new spectacles to aid their vision.
The guests who required spectacles were given a choice of frames to choose from and the frames were taken away for the prescription lenses to be fitted. The team will then return in a few weeks to fit the frames and make any minor adjustments needed.
The eye checks and spectacles were all provided free of charge and the team of eyecare professionals (mostly from Specsavers) and general volunteers all gave their time for free as well.
Homeless people face huge barriers accessing health care and are in more need of eye care than the general population. So these types of clinics are so very important to help this group of people in our community who need this help the most.
