Our biggest day so far

Yesterday we saw more than 250 students from many different San Diego schools. So far every day more than 90% of the students have needed vision correction and we continue to see kids who are either legally blind or close to it. We KNOW we’ve made a big impact in San Diego this week.

Eddie...
Our team has shown incredible compassion and patience to make sure every child is well taken care of, no matter how difficult it may be for some kids to get through the screenings due to physical, mental or emotional barriers. At the Visual Acuity testing station for example, Mary Sharma and a day volunteer from Oakley spent about 25 minutes with little Eduardo, who struggled to focus on anything for even a few seconds. They sat down with “Eddie” on the floor and made creative games to get enough of a response for some idea of his visual acuity. Almost every team member has done this type of thing at some point to make sure they could help get the proper screening and exam, and therefore the right eyeglasses in the end.

Our doctor team, led by Dr. David Brew, has also been amazing. Their compassion AND passion for helping these kids has also been inspiring and amazing. We are all so grateful for the time and professionalism they have given to OneSight. Without them, the rest of the team would not be able to be here having this experience. Big hugs to the docs!

And speaking of going the extra mile, we’ve seen everyone jump in to do whatever is needed, wherever it’s needed – even sweeping the floors at the end of the day! No doubt the stores, practices and offices where our teammates usually work are missing their drive and contribution very much. Their supervisors would be so proud!

Our inventory and production team has also been rock solid and incredibly persistent. They’ve been somewhat isolated from the rest of the team and clinic by being in the lab/lens room or out on the lab vehicle, EyeVan. They just keep on powering through and finding creative new solutions to problems that arise. By the end of the clinic they will have made hundreds of pairs of high quality, accurate glasses in just 4+ days. A shout out to you guys! (Here's a pic of the SD EyeVan lab crew!).


Speaking of shout-outs, we have some more messages from our team members to share with you:

Stacey Boudreau (Lenscrafters) – Edmonton, Alberta Canada:
Wow! Palm trees! San Diego is great and what a team we have for this clinic. The children are samazing with all they have to go through. They always have smiling faces! See you soon. Miss you.

Mary Sharma (Cincinnati Service Center)

Hello from the beautiful and sunny San Diego to my family, friends and co-workers. Thank you very much for your support in helping the world see. It has been a very rewarding experience!


Anthony Ramos (ILORI) – San Francisco

Truly there are no words eloquent enough to describe the experience on my first mission. The passion and dedication I have been part of truly inspires me. We are all so fortunate to work for a company that encompasses so many brands to share in this. Looking forward to hopefully many more missions!

Tara Marlett (Sears Optical) - Chicago

Hello from sunny San Diego to all my family and friends. Thank you for all your support. I’m having such a great experience. The kiddos are awesome and to my Chicago teammates reading this, you guys still ROCK too! Much love!

Holly Weber (Cincinnati Service Center) 
A special shout out to my family, friends and the Pearle Pod! I’m having a fantastic experience here in San Diego. The kids we’ve seen have been so fun to work with. See you soon!

(Pictured from the CSC, counterclockwise from bottom: Holly Weber, Keith Hackle, Holly Ingram, Michele Allen, Mary Sharma).

Wendy Bencik (LensCrafters) – Detroit
Hi everyone back in Detroit! I’m having a great time with all the children at our OneSight clinic in San Diego. The need is great here, so we came just in time. See you when I get home!

Holly Ingram (Cincinnati Service Center)
Hello Cincinnati! I have so many more great OneSight memories and stories to add to my collection now that our week of clinic in San Diego is almost over. Thank you to all my friends and family who have supported my OneSight involvement. To the Corporate Communications team – thanks for the cool sendoff and covering my work while I’m here. I hope the blog has lived up to your high standards! Todd, Rachel and Andrew – miss you and love you! Ciao ciao – see you soon.

Crystal Nickerson (Sears) – Detroit
Hello from beautiful San Diego. I miss you all from back home. A special shout out to everyone holding down the fort @ Sears. I cannot tell you how wonderful the OneSight team is here in San Diego. We have helped so many kids see in the few days we have been here. Thank you to everyone who has helped me and supported me for this OneSight clinic. See you all soon.

Our last clinic day is almost here...we're sad to see it come to a close so soon.