Season 1, Episode 9
Doctors of Optometry – Helping Children See: ‘Light bulb Moments’

Adults often don’t know when a child can’t see. In this episode, Dr. Kristin Reed and Neil Powell share the work of the NE Foundation for Children’s Vision in helping to create ‘light bulb moments’ when parents and teachers realize the connection between vision and learning.
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Episode – “Helping Children See: ‘Light Bulb Moments’”
Adults often don’t know when a child can’t see. In this episode, Dr. Kristin Reed and Neil Powell share the work of the NE Foundation for Children’s Vision in helping to create ‘light bulb moments’ when parents and teachers realize the connection between vision and learning.
Learn more about how the Beatrice Public Schools, the Nebraska Foundation for Children’s Vision and the Nebraska Optometric Association helped to ensure that local students have proper eyecare in order to learn in the classroom.
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Host & Guests
Dr. Andrew Bateman, past president, Nebraska Optometric Association
Dr. Kristin Reed, Chairman, NE Foundation for Children’s Vision
Neil Powell, Program Consultant, NE Foundation for Children’s Vision
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