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Providing Glasses in the US Sources of Free Eye Exams
Selected States

The following agencies may provide free or low-cost eye exams:

Please note that New Eyes provides links to other sites as a benefit to our website visitors. New Eyes is not responsible for the privacy practices or contests of any linked site, nor does a link imply an affiliation with or an endorsement of the linked organization.

StateNameContact InformationOverview
Alabama The Eyesight Foundation of Alabama 205-488- 0771
700 South 18th Street
Suite 123
Birmingham, AL 35233
Screenings and referrals for medically indigent
Alaska Wal-Mart Vision Center

907-569-2030

8900 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK

$100 eye exams
Arizona Eye Care Arizona, Inc.

602-604-1281

1702 East Highland, Phoenix, AZ 85016

Eye care for needy families in AZ
Arizona Arizona Foundation for the Changing Eye, Inc. 602-251-3400
1800 East Van Buren
Phoenix, AX 85006
Provides care to those in the metro and rural areas of greater Phoenix
California Community Mobile Eye Clinics 310-825-2195
501 Moorpark Way #137
Mountain View, CA 94041
Operates an eye care outreach program with mobile eye exam buses in the community.
California CA Vision Project/California Vision Foundation

800-877-5738

2415 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816

No charge for eye exams
California Santa Barbara Vision Care Program

805-963-3303

7200 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93117

Provides free eye exams
Colorado I Care USA Foundation (720) 941-8882
Jubilee Church Center
2222 West 32nd Ave
Denver, CO 80211
Works with Lions Club of Denver to provide eye care services.
Connecticut Unite for Sight, Inc. 234 Church Street, 7th Fl. TECH, New Haven, CT 06510 Free vision screening in the area.
Florida Jeppesen Visionquest, Inc. 407-323-2040
34 Keyes Ct.
Sanford, FL 32773
Program operates for needy children in the state of Florida. Free eye exams are provided by volunteer eye care professionals.
Georgia Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation

404-325-3630

1775 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033

Free vision screening in the area
Indiana

Eye Care Community Outreach (ECCO)

Indiana University School of Optometry

317-321-1413

www.opt.indiana.edu/outreach/index.htm

501 Indiana Avenue, Suite 100

Indianapolis, IN

Connects uninsured and underinsured individuals with donated eye exams and opthalmology services.
Iowa Free Medical Clinic

319-337-4459

877-334-8020

2440 Towncrest Drive, Iowa City, IA 52240

Provides eye exams
Kentucky Kentucky Vision Project

402-227-7981

PO Box 1422, Frankfort, KY 40602

Provides free eye exams
Louisiana St. Bernadette Community Clinic

377-267-1437

409 St. John St., Boustany Square Building, Lafayette, LA

Assists elderly, uninsured or anyone in need.
Maryland The Shepherd's Table, Inc. 301-585-6463
8210A Colonial Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Has a vision clinic that provides eye exams to the homeless and the needy.
Massachusetts New England Eye Institute, Inc.

617-236-6311

617-262-2020
1255 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215

Provides services through centers in Boston, Chelsea, and mobile services.
Michigan Frank N. Andersen Regional Eye Foundation

1-800-519-3933

Mackinaw # 5000
Saginaw, MI 48604

Charitable services including eye care for the indigent.
Michigan Goodwill Optical

231-722-7871

271 East Apple Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49442

Eye exams for $32.03
Michigan Saginaw Area Foundation for Eye Care

800-504-4856

Saginaw, MI

Mobile eye care
Ohio Beacon Journal Charity Fund, Inc. 330-253-7700
333 South Main Street
Suite 319
Akron, OH 44308
Eye care services to indigent children
Oklahoma Neighbor for Neighbor, Inc.

918-425-5578

1506 East 46th St., Tulsa, OK 74126

Provides family assistance including eye care
Oklahoma Look-See Vision

405-788-0016

304 N Main St., Seminole, OK 74868

Provides free eye exams
Oklahoma Community Charity Eye Clinic 405-236-5212
701 N.W. 8th
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Provides vision exams for low-income people in Oklahoma city and surrounding areas.
Pennsylvania Wills Eye

215-928-3000

840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Provides free eye exams for children on scheduled days
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania College of Optometry-The Eye Institute 215-276-6000  
Rhode Island Saving Sight Rhode Island 401-728-1150
982 West Shore Road
Warwick , RI 02889
Eye exams
South Carolina Volunteers in Medicine Clinic 843-681-6612
15 Northridge Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Financing for eye exams
Tennessee Mid-South Sight and Hearing Service Inc. 1-800-642-3413
188 South Bellevue Suite 421
Memphis, TN 38104
Provides eye exams to individuals not eligible for other services in TN, MO, MS, AK
Tennessee Healing Hands Health Center, Inc. 423-652-0694
210 Memorial Dr.
Bristol, TN 37620
Provides health care services for struggling families.
Tennessee Mid-South Sight and Hearing Service Inc.

800-642-3413

188 South Bellevue, Suite 421, Memphis, TN 38104

Provides eye exams for individuals not eligibel for other services in TN
Texas Buena Vista Optical

956-631-3002

520 South 10th St., McAllen, TX 78501

$20 eye exams
Texas Prevent Blindness Texas

713-526-2559

3008 50th St., Lubbock, TX 79413

Provides low cost eye exams
Texas University of Houston Good Neighbor Clinic

713-527-8480

190 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77007

Provides low cost eye exams
Texas Interprofessional Fostering of Ophthalmic Care for Underserved Sectors (INFOCUS) 1-866-398-7525
19728 Saums Rd. PMB #136
Houston, TX 77084
Provides primary eye care services in and around Houston.
Washington Free Clinic of Southwest Washington 360-313-1390
4100 Plomondon Street
Vancouver, WA 98661
Free, quality medical care including eye exams who those who don't have access to healthcare.
Wisconsin Combat Blindness Foundation, Inc.

608-238-7777

PO Box 5332, Madison, WI 53705

Provides care through screening and other services




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