Las Vegas Children Receive Free Comprehensive Eye Exams and Prescription Glasses as Part of Back-to-School Health Event

• Public health event at the Eye Care 4 Kids clinic helps expand
  access to eye care and raises eye-health awareness during
  back-to-school season

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Southern Nevada children received free comprehensive eye exams and
prescription glasses as part of a back-to-school public health event
organized by UnitedHealthcare’s Health Plan of Nevada and Eye Care 4
Kids. The exams were conducted by optometrists from Eye Care 4 Kids, and
any child identified with the need for prescription eyeglasses will
receive a free pair of glasses during a follow-up visit.

The event is part of a grant program from UnitedHealthcare to nonprofits
in cities across the country to coordinate free vision screenings,
comprehensive eye exams and glasses donations. Eye Care 4 Kids Southern
Nevada received a $5,000 grant for the local event.

Eye Care 4 Kids

Founded in 2001, Eye Care 4 Kids has served nearly 250,000 underserved
children and low-income families with professional eyecare and vision
services. Eye Care 4 Kids has nine clinics in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and
New Jersey. Not only do they provide the services, but also they take it
to the children with three school based vision clinics and three of
these are Mobile Vision Clinics. For 15 years, Eye Care 4 Kids has made
humanitarian trips to Native American reservations. Thousands of
children have been provided with eye exams and eyeglasses. For more
information, visit EyeCare4kids.org

About UnitedHealthcare

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making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the
health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and
sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In the United
States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.2 million
physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other care
facilities nationwide. The company also provides health benefits and
delivers care to people through owned and operated health care
facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses
of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company.
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Contacts

UnitedHealthcare
Trevor Hayes, 702-242-7447
trevor.hayes@uhc.com