HOUSTON—The Houston Health Foundation announced that it welcomed Optometry Giving Sight as a new partner in the See to Succeed children’s vision safety net program. Optometry Giving Sight—which is devoted to mobilizing support for avoidable blindness and vision impairment worldwide—donated $15,800 to support Houston school-aged children, many of whom were affected by Hurricane Harvey flooding.

The See to Succeed program provides free eye exams and glasses each year to more than 11,000 children enrolled in Houston-area school districts with support from community partners, according to a statement by the Houston Health Department. The program also organizes a series of week-long vision clinics each school year. The clinics provide vision screening, full optometry exams and frame selection and fitting for a pair of new, high-quality glasses for children lacking access to optometry services.

"We are delighted to be entering into this partnership with the See to Succeed program, as it clearly has an excellent track record in providing eyecare to children in the Houston area, and especially those that might otherwise fall through the cracks and not gain access to the vision care they need," said Clive Miller, CEO of Optometry Giving Sight.

Optometry Giving Sight joins a list of See to Succeed partners including the University of Houston College of Optometry, the San Jacinto College Eye Technology Program, Berkeley Eye Center, the Essilor Vision Foundation, Walmart and OneSight.

Numerous organizations also contribute thousands of volunteer hours each year. The program has provided more than 48,000 glasses to Houston-area school children since 2012, the Houston Health Department stated. Most recently the program’s partners provided immediate relief to flood evacuees staying in the George R. Brown and NRG shelters.