LIHU‘E — Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, said Paul Steinfort of the East Kaua‘i Lions Club. Information on diabetes was just an incidental offering at the Project Vision Hawai‘i Van which opened its doors to a
LIHU‘E — Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, said Paul Steinfort of the East Kaua‘i Lions Club.
Information on diabetes was just an incidental offering at the Project Vision Hawai‘i Van which opened its doors to a battery of free eye screenings, Friday, at Kukui Grove Center.
The van will be in ‘Ele‘ele today before heading around the island to other sites through Thursday.
The screenings can detect diabetes, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and high blood pressure changes before vision loss occurs, states a flier from the Lions Club.
“We want as many people as possible to take advantage of this Project Vision Hawai‘i Van’s free screenings,” Steinfort said. “It took a lot of money to get it here, and if people do not take advantage of it, it’ll be hard to get it back again.”
During the different stops, representatives from the Lions Club of that community will be assisting the Project Vision Hawai‘i personnel in conducting the free eye screenings.
East Kaua‘i Lion Roy Nishida said basically, ‘Ohana Health Plan paid for the van to get here, and Young Brothers transported it here.
‘Ohana Health Plan personnel were on hand at Kukui Grove on Friday evening and Saturday morning to supplement the van’s screenings with its own offering of free lung function, blood pressure and glucose, kidney screenings, and medication management presentations.
The Project Vision Hawai‘i Van will be at the ‘Ele‘ele Shopping Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, the Kapa‘a Big Save store from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, the Kilauea Neighborhood Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, and at the Princeville Shopping Center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@kauaipubco.com.
