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The Lions Eye Clinic offers vision care assistance to Escambia County residents. We provide eye exams & glasses, lazy-eye exams for youth, and vision surgeries. Application for assistance can be completed in person at the Lions Eye Clinic 1125 West Hayes Street, Pensacola, Florida 32505.

Eligibility requirements

  • Must be an Escambia County resident (proof of residency required)
  • Must provide state-issued ID card, driver’s license, valid passport
  • Must provide proof of income (eligibility guidelines within federal poverty levels)
  • Must be uninsured or under-insured

More about our clinic...

There are now four Lions’ clubs in Pensacola who have board members to oversee the Sight Clinic.  They work together to raise money to buy glasses.  The Sight Clinic Board also contacts local Opticians and Ophthalmologists to donate the exam and glasses.  Some only donate the exam while others donate the exam and glasses.  We also work with local Ophthalmologists to do exams when surgery is involved.  They discount their services to help the Lions Sight Clinic.
All application and screenings are done by Lion Jimmie and members of the board.  When an application is approved, Lion Jimmie makes the appointment with the Opticians and Ophthalmologists for the exam and fitting of the glasses.  When surgery is needed, Jimmie completes the application, turns it over to the Lions Club nearest the applicant’s address.  This club pays a sponsorship fee and refers the application to Florida Lions foundation for payment for the remaining fee that is due.  There have been some years we have provided as many as 300 eye exams and glasses in addition to 12 eye surgeries.
 

We collect used glasses.  Members of the Board sort the used glasses and deliver them to Marianna, Florida where they are transported to the state women’s prison.  The inmates are trained to clean and grade the glasses

by prescription.  They catalog the glasses in preparation to be sent with missionaries or organizations to which Ophthalmologists and/or Opticians are going to provide their services to third world countries.  We sent 25,000 pairs of glasses earlier this year with the military on a ship going to South America.
 
The four Lions’ clubs of Pensacola help in fund raising with fish fries, garage sales, candy day sales and our biggest fund raiser, the Lions Golf Tournament.  The Lions’ clubs are always looking for new members and ways to raise more money to help those who are in need.
 
We hope the awareness of the Sight Clinic’s endeavors will encourage each of our members, new and old, to help and promote the continuing good the Sight Clinic provides as an integral part of Pensacola’s Lions’ Clubs.
 
For more information contact…
 
Joan Ellis – (850) 438-8989
Chris Howard – (850) 994-3287
Bill Needham – (850) 501-1919

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Contact Info

Address​

1125 West Hayes Street Pensacola, Florida

Email Us

pcolaeyeclinc@gmail.com

Call Us

850-438-8989