"I don't know how to thank you! Sarah might have gone blind without your screening!"

Only one in three children in America has received eye care services before the age of six.

Sara, age 3, received a Prevent Blindness America-certified vision screening from Prevent Blindness North Carolina at a childcare center. The screening detected a potential vision problem, so the screeners recommended that Sara be seen by an eye care professional for a follow-up eye exam. The doctor found that Sara's left eye was so inflamed the pupil was actually stuck to the lens. The doctor also discovered a cataract, a condition not normally found in young children. According to Sara's mother, the doctor thought it could have been there since birth and had just not been discovered yet. Sara's mother said she had shown no symptoms.