Serving Our Community
![MCO students with a young patient](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-01.jpg)
![Student completing an exam](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-02.jpg)
In November, MCO provided access to eye care for children in local, rural communities. The Students in Need of Eyecare (SINE) program, funded by a grant through the Fremont Area Community Foundation and in partnership with the Fremont Lions Club, provided a bussed field trip experience to children in Fremont and Hesperia schools who were identified by the school or parents as lacking access to eye care services.
![MCO students with young patient](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-03.jpg)
![MCO student completing eye exam](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-04.jpg)
![Eye exam](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-05.jpg)
![MCO student with a young patient](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-06.jpg)
MCO third students performed comprehensive, dilated eye examinations under the supervision of mentoring MCO faculty members and residents. The Fremont Lions Club and school personnel chaperoned the program.
![MCO student completing an eye exam](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-07.jpg)
![MCO student completing an eye exam](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-08.jpg)
Children requiring prescription eyewear were able to select their frames and glasses were delivered to them at school before the holiday break.
![LIONS club members](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-11.jpg)
![MCO faculty](/optometry/focal-points/2022-01/media/inline-sine-20220224-09.jpg)