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Dr. Erica Farmer, center, and Lions members Steve Jamruszka, left, and Gregg Carlson test the eye of a child, who's name was not available, at a Havre Child Find.
From Havre Lions Club
Havre Lions recently traveled more than 1,200 miles testing eyes.
Havre Lions Eye Testing concluded for 2018-19 year, after testing eyes at 12 different towns on the Hi-Line. They were at child finds at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation; North Star schools, two days; Havre, three days; Hinsdale; Whitewater; Saco; Dodson; Turner; Harlem; Chinook; Chester, and Big Sandy.
Lions tested 577 children ages 6 months to 8 years with 84 being referred in the eight community or town locations. They tested for 10 days. Three to four team members were at each location.
The team members concluded that this Lions project is really needed for early detection of visual problems in children. The work is rewarding to the Lions involved and "fun" getting to work with the little kids. Havre Lions gave each child tested their choice of a "Lion's Paw Button" or a "Havre Lions Pencil" - of course, the pins and buttons were the favorite choice of most younger kids.
The Havre screenings lasted for three days with 164 children tested.
"We were fortunate in working side-side with Dr. Erica Farmer, OD, in Havre," team members said. "She, of course, had ability to read our screen-data for each child. If there was any doubt for the Plus Optix machine's readings, she verified the readings."
Farmer said she was really impressed with Havre Lions' Plus Optix machine.
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