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Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. This service began when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" during the association's 1925 international convention.
Today, in addition to their international SightFirst program, Lions extend their commitment to sight conservation through countless local efforts.
Low Vision
As the population ages, low vision, an eye condition that cannot be improved medically, surgically or with conventional lenses, will increase dramatically. LCIF funds treatment and services for low vision and refractive error (nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism). LCIF also funds eyeglass distribution clinics. Since low vision became part of the Core 4 grant program, LCIF has awarded 13 grants related to low vision totalling US$2.1 million.
Lions Vision Research Foundation, Inc. - LVRF - supporting low vision research and rehabilitation to minimize the disabilities caused by low vision and blindness. The objectives of the LVRF are being met through its partnership with the Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center (LVC), at the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center - describing the collaborative research and development projects that involve the LVC at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. This site is also the gateway to the Low Vision Rehabilitation Network (LVRN).
Leader Dog
We are dedicated to enhancing the lives of blind and visually impaired individuals. Since 1939, we have been providing highly trained Leader Dogs. Today, our services include the Accelerated Mobility Program, technology training, and other personal education skills. Whether you live in Spain, Taiwan, or right next door to us in Rochester, Michigan, Leader Dog is a great option for those looking to enhance their independence!
Founded in 1939 by Lions Club members Charles Nutting, Don Schuur and S.A. Dodge, Leader Dog has successfully matched and graduated over 13,000 person / dog teams since its inception. The dream of these men became vision and independence for thousands.
Leader Dogs for the Blind - dedicated to enhancing the lives of blind and visually impaired individual since 1939.