Lions Club brings vision tests to Fallbrook students

According to Fallbrook Union Elementary School District nurse district nurse Kitty McNeil, FUESD has formed a new partnership with the San Marcos and Escondido Lions Club to help students with vision care.

"Many of the children who attend school in our community are in need of vision and hearing services, some of which face barriers to receiving care such as the cost of examination, transportation to receive services, intellectual disabilities and language barriers," said McNeil.

To address these barriers, Lions Club members Norm Mackenzie of San Marcos and John Ruiz of Oceanside brought the c...