The following agencies may provide free or low-cost eye exams:
http://www.neweyesfortheneedy.org/us/freeexams_states.html
State | Name | Contact Information | Overview |
Alabama | The Eyesight Foundation of Alabama | (205) 488- 0771 700 South 18th Street Suite 123 Birmingham, AL 35233 | Screenings and referrals for medically indigent |
Arizona | Eye Care Arizona, Inc. | (602) 604-1281 702 East Highland Phoenix, AZ 85016 | Eye care for Needy Families in Arizona |
Arizona | Arizona Foundation for the Changing Eye, Inc. | (602) 251-3400 1800 East Van Buren Phoenix, AX 85006 | Provides care to those in the metro and rural areas of greater Phoenix |
California | Community Mobile Eye Clinics | (650) 938-6934 501 Moorpark Way #137 Mountain View, CA 94041 | Operates an eye care outreach program with mobile eye exam buses in the community. |
Colorado | I Care USA Foundation | (720) 941-8882 Jubilee Church Center 2222 West 32nd Ave Denver, CO 80211 | Works with Lions Club of Denver to provide eye care services. |
Connecticut | Unite for Sight, Inc. | (203) 426-487031 Brookwood Drive Newtown, CT 06470 | Free vision screening in the area. |
Florida | Jeppesen Visionquest, Inc. | (407) 323-2040 34 Keyes Ct. Sanford, FL 32773 | Program operates for needy children in the state of Florida. Free eye exams are provided by volunteer eye care professionals. |
Indiana |
Eye Care Community Outreach (ECCO) Indiana University School of Optometry |
(317) 321-1424 501 Indiana Avenue, Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN | Connects uninsured and underinsured individuals with donated eye exams and opthalmology services. |
Maryland | The Shepherd's Table, Inc. | (301) 585-6463 8210A Colonial Lane Silver Spring, MD 20910 | Has a vision clinic that provides eye exams to the homeless and the needy. |
Massachusetts | New England Eye Institute, Inc. | (617) 236-6311 1255 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 | Provides services through centers in Boston, Chelsea, and mobile services. |
Michigan | Frank N. Andersen Regional Eye Foundation |
1-800-519-3933 Mackinaw # 5000 | Charitable services including eye care for the indigent. |
Ohio | Beacon Journal Charity Fund, Inc. | (330) 374-6505 333 South Main Street Suite 319 Akron, OH 44308 | Eye care services to indigent children |
Oklahoma | Community Charity Eye Clinic | (405) 236-5212 701 N.W. 8th Oklahoma City, OK 73102 | Provides vision exams for low-income people in Oklahoma city and surrounding areas. |
Oklahoma | Neighbor for Neighbor, Inc. | (918) 425-5578 1506 East 46th Street Tulsa, OK 74126 | Provides family assistance including eye care. |
Rhode Island | Saving Sight Rhode Island | (401) 738-1150 982 West Shore Road Warwick , RI 02889 | Provides assistance in obtaining eye exams for Rhode Islanders. |
South Carolina | Volunteers in Medicine Clinic | (843) 681-6612 15 Northridge Drive Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 | Medical services to financially eligible individuals |
Tennessee | Mid-South Sight and Hearing Service Inc. | 1-800-642-3413 188 South Bellevue Suite 421 Memphis, TN 38104 | Provides eye exams to individuals not eligible for other services in TN, MO, MS, AK |
Tennessee | Healing Hands Health Center, Inc. | (423) 652-0694 210 Memorial Dr. Bristol, TN 37620 | Provides health care services for struggling families. |
Texas | Interprofessional Fostering of Ophthalmic Care for Underserved Sectors (INFOCUS) | 1-866-398-7525 19728 Saums Rd. PMB #136 Houston, TX 77084 | Provides primary eye care services in and around Houston. |
Washington | Free Clinic of Southwest Washington | (360) 313-1390 4100 Plomondon Street Vancouver, WA 98661 | Free, quality medical care including eye exams who those who don't have access to healthcare. |
Wisconsin | Combat Blindness Foundation, Inc. | (608) 238-7777 P.O. Box 5332 Madison WI, 53705 | Provides care through screening and other services. |