Outreach and Education

A key part of the Save Our Children’s Sight/EyeMobile program is educating parents and teachers on the importance of vision care. We make the effort to follow-up with high-risk children and their families by continuing to monitor their visual acuity once glasses are prescribed. Shiley staff also coordinate follow-up care with pediatric ophthalmologists, when required, scheduling appointments and even coordinating surgery and follow-up appointments, if needed. This successful and compelling program has been embraced by the community.

Partners

Alpha Kappa Alpha- Head Start
Cajon Valley School District
CDI- Head Start
Chula Vista Elementary School District, State Preschools
Episcopal Community Services- Head Start
Family Health Centers of San Diego - Healthy Development Services
La Mesa School District
Lemon Grove Valley School District
National School District
Neighborhood House Association Head Start Program of San Diego County
San Diego Regional Center
San Diego Unified School District
San Ysidro School District
South Bay Community Services - Healthy Development Services

Save Our Children's Sight Advisory Board

Carlos Flores (Chair)
San Diego Regional Center

Faustina Solis (Chair Emerita)
University of California, San Diego

Barbara Brody
University of California, San Diego

Jack Campana
Education Development Center

Amethyst Cureg
Children and Family Health Services

Marta Flores
Family Health Center of San Diego

Josie Foulks
Founder and Former Director of the UCSD Early
Childhood Development Education Center

Lucia Garay
Chula Vista Elementary School District

Jennifer Gorman
San Diego Unified School District

Nancy Kerwin
Chula Vista School District

Tana Lepule
Union of Pan Asian Communities

Luisa Monson
San Diego Unified School District

Gwen Reed
Nursing Supervisor UCSD Medical Center (Ret.)

Lee Rhein
San Diego Host Lions Club

Glenna Thomas
Neighborhood House Association

Barbara Trieu-Le
Union of Pan Asian Communities

Jamie Wei
San Diego Regional Center

Jack Wyatt (Emeritus Member)
P.D.G. San Diego Host Lions Club

Jose R. Zuniga
Parent Representative

Volunteers

UC San Diego undergraduate, graduate, medical students and interns, as well as students from medical schools around the country, have been integrally involved in the Save Our Children’s Sight/EyeMobile program. Since 2000 over 80 UC San Diego undergraduates alone have made a commitment to volunteer for 10 hours per week for two-quarters, contributing over 8,000 hours of enthusiastic student commitment.

“My time with Save Our Children’s Sight has fully confirmed my commitment to medicine. This combination of medicine, research, humanity and serving those in need have made it clear that becoming a physician is what is right for me.”
Eva (Class of 2009)