Posts Tagged ‘early detection’

VSP Steps Out to Stop Diabetes

Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Lisa P.

Guest Blog post from Jessica Hein, member of VSP’s Eye Health Management Team.

Did you know that 1 in 3 children in the United States face a future with diabetes?

VSP is proud to be a national strategic partner with the American Diabetes Association as we support the Association’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes.  On Saturday, October 9, over 100 VSP employees and their families walked to Stop Diabetes® at the California State Capitol in conjunction with other walks which took place across the country.  VSP family members, clients, doctors, and members were encouraged to do this national walk to help raise awareness and put an end to this epidemic disease.

VSP is committed to this cause and to raise awareness about the importance of annual eye exams. Comprehensive eye exams can detect signs of diabetes, allowing for early treatment and management of the disease. In addition, 90 percent of diabetes-related blindness can be avoided with annual eye exams. For more information about diabetes, please visit our Diabetes Discovery Center.

Here are some photos of VSP employees and their families walking to fight diabetes.

Team VSP at the American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes

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A surprise visitor during free day with VSP Vision Care!

Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Jill N

Last week in San Francisco, Exploratorium guests were invited to peer into the science of seeing with VSP Vision Care. During an Exploratorium Free Wednesday on December 2nd, kids and families had the opportunity to tour SeeZar, one of the VSP Mobile Eyes® clinics, Ask the VSP eye doctor, Jim Winnick, all sorts of questions (which animal has a brain that weighs less then its eye?), spin a prize wheel, and participate in intriguing, eyes-on activities inspired by the Exploratorium’s Seeing exhibit collection. As if all of this wasn’t enough fun for the day, we had one more surprise in store for everyone, a visit by San Francisco’s Kyle Rose, member of the Team Type 1 professional cycling team!

Guests had the opportunity to ask questions about diabetes, cycling and receive autographs and pictures with the local star during his last appearance stateside as he prepared to move to Paris, France, where he will be racing for the 2010 season.

Kyle Rose and Jill N.

Kyle interacted with the kids…”you get to ride bikes for a job??” “Do you ride bikes with Lance Armstrong?” “I have a purple bike…but it’s broke.” “I bet you need really good eyes to see where you are going.” “Have you crashed before?” (OK, this last question was actually me. And yes, he just finished healing from a gnarly crash where he was clipped by another rider, flipped over his handlebars into a ditch and broke multiple ribs!) Read more »

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