Ophthalmic Research Training
9050 Summerfield Rd
Temperance, MI 48182
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(419) 343-7384 |
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| OUR MISSION: |
To help disadvantaged people get the eye care and eyeglasses they need to lead healthy and productive lives.
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| WHO WE ARE: |
InFOCUS (Interprofessional Fostering of Ophthalmic Care for Underserved Sectors) began in 1987 as an outreach
project of the University of Houston College Optometry. The project produced the
FOCOMETER® an affordable
refracting device appropriate to areas without access to professional personnel, electricity or costly
equipment. This device became the centerpiece of a unique program designed to help medically underserved
communities achieve self- reliance for basic vision care. In 1995 InFOCUS was chartered as a non-profit 501c3
organization with a mission to provide eye care to all populations, beginning with those most in need and
hardest to serve due to poverty or geographic remoteness. Its strategy is to train local service providers to
provide primary eye care. Its goals are to improve vision, prevent blindness and promote health.
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