title: Improving Access to Vision Care for People Who are Homeless through Eyeglasses Recycling.
abstract: Visual impairment disproportionately affects the health and function of people who are homeless. A common and correctable cause of visual impairment is refractive error. However, eyeglasses remain an unmet need for the poor and underinsured. This report describes eyeglasses recycling and vision screening to reduce the burden of correctable visual impairment.
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Kirstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D059027:Recycling; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000628:therapy*; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014922:Wisconsin