Ipswich Lions Club provides vision screening for local children

The Ipswich Lions Club recently provided vision screening for over 650 local school children using the South Dakota Lions Foundation Vision Van.

Children from pre-school through high school from Faulkton, Ipswich and Edmunds Central had their vision checked courtesy of Ipswich Lions club members. Children from area Hutterite Colonies in their respective communities were also screened by Ipswich Lions Club members.

All children were screened the second and third weeks in September.

Eighty percent of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured. The first step to prevention is awareness. The second is early detection through vision screening. Around the world, Lions screen students to identify those at risk for vision loss.