Charity and Community Outreach

The benefits we reap from a healthy practice are many. To be successful, a company must be concerned with the quality of its products, the satisfaction of its customers and the welfare of its employees. This is the simplest, most time-tested foundation of American business and yet it is not enough to sustain society. An additional conscious and conscientious effort is required to provide care to all who need it, including many who could not otherwise afford it.

At Five Points Eye Care Center, we strive to go beyond simple day-to-day business practices by taking opportunities to benefit our community through efforts of kindness and donation of time and materials. Our office does so by several means. We accept donated eyewear to be fitted both locally and internationally. Our doctors voluntarily participate in the Georgia Peachcare for Kids and Medicaid programs, as well as Vision USA and Lions Club International, all programs that provide examinations to children and needy adults at little or no cost to them.

One of the most rewarding things our office does is to foster outreach programs in our local community and abroad that offer assistance to less fortunate people. All of our doctors have traveled to Central and South America to provide free eye care and glasses to people in remote or poor parts of those countries. Our doctors and staff provide free eye care and glasses at a clinic in North Athens operated by The Sisters at the “Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela”, which supports underprivileged immigrants. Our doctors routinely volunteer their time to lecture to many different groups in the Athens area including senior centers, Athens Clarke County library, blind support service centers, local schools, and diabetes wellness classes and also perform vision screenings at community health fairs. Our office provides free vision screenings to hundreds of children at elementary and preschools every year. Five Points Eye Care Center has been able to provide thousands of needy individuals with free eye care and glasses, it is how we give back to our community.

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