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VSP will participate in the largest-ever free healthcare event in the U.S.

This week, we are heading down to the Los Angeles Sports Arena to provide vision care services in the largest-ever free healthcare event in the U.S. to date. The four-day clinic (Thursday through Sunday) will bring eye doctors together with hundreds of physicians, dentists, nurses, and general volunteers to service thousands of people in need.

VSP will be providing free eye exams and prescription eye glasses at the four-day event. We’ll have one of our mobile clinics and several additional portable exam lanes to help see as many people as possible. We’re expecting to see about 2,000 patients!

Other services offered at the clinic include physical exams, immunizations, mammograms, PAP smears, diabetes screenings, and dental cleanings and dental work.

And for those of you Dr. Oz fans, he’ll be there, too! Stay tuned to our blog, Facebook, and Twitter channels for our updates about the event over the next few days.

Local residents: please note that you must have a wristband to be admitted.
To learn more about the event, including wristband information, click here.

Specs for Success at Animo Justice and Animo Ralph Bunche

The clinic outside of the Animo Ralph Bunche and Animo Justice campus.

The clinic outside of the Animo Ralph Bunche and Animo Justice campus.

Wednesday was my first day working as a tech on our mobile clinic, and it put me to the test! On our day of a series of events in partnership with Green Dot Public Schools, we visited Animo Ralph Bunche and Animo Justice. These schools share the same campus, so we were able to help students from both schools from one location.

These students were amazing! The results of the Green Dot program are apparent after talking to the kids that we saw. They’d just finished taking their PSAT test, and were articulate, polite, and eager to get their eyes examined. Looking back on myself at that age, I could have taken a cue or two from their manners and poise.

All of the students loved the selection of eyewear on the clinic, and were totally excited about the great brands available to them. Who wouldn’t be glad to wear glasses from Fendi, Coach, or Sean John?

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