Share the Vision

May 2023

Florida Lions Eye Clinic

Monthly Newsletter

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SAFE TRAVELS TO YOU!

We have lots of FLLEC friends traveling back up north for the summer... and lots traveling just for fun right now! We hope everyone has a great summer, stays safe... and remembers how to prevent dry eye from affecting your vision while flying! See some tips below. We'll SEE you soon!

Drink plenty of water. If your body isn’t properly hydrated, it will have a tougher time increasing tear production in a dry atmosphere. Humidity levels on planes are typically below 20%, which is lower than the Sahara Desert! Keep your eyes moist and comfortable by drinking plenty of water before, during and after your flight.

Wear your glasses. Since contact lenses remove moisture from your eye's surface tear film, they can contribute to dry eye. Wearing your glasses can help keep your eyes moist.

Wear a sleep mask. Even when your eyelids are closed, your eyes might lose moisture, which happens frequently when you sleep. On a plane, a sleep mask can help prevent additional dryness.

Use hydrating eye drops. When you're in a dry environment, a good hydrating eye drop can provide a brief respite.

To our valuable volunteers... we know life gets in the way sometimes and lots of you are traveling back up north. We just wanted to reach out and say you are missed and our clinic hasn't been the same without you!

From volunteer physicians to volunteer interpreters to volunteer clinic assistants... we could not do it without the extra sets of hands we have at the clinic! We are so fortunate!

We appreciate you and all you do for our patients!

ALL volunteers... if you're in town, please stop in to grab your bag of Volunteer Fuel! We hope to SEE you real soon!

What a nice visit today from Lions Club members from Indiana on 4/15! This couple has been to Mexico on several mission trips, where over 14,000 glasses get shipped ahead of time to pass out! They were so happy to check out the clinic. We love meeting others who are sharing the vision!

It was Children's Clinic day on 4/15 and Dr. Baker's last day until he returns to FL again! We were excited to have Family Health Centers of S.W. Florida on site doing health screenings and flu shots too! It was a great day at FLLEC!

Oh what a night! On 4/17 we had the absolute pleasure of enjoying a beautiful evening with our friends and supporters from the Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation! Members of the Shadow Wood community know how to have a great time, all while helping nonprofits like FLLEC! Thank you for your generosity!

We were so excited to receive such a generous donation from the 100+ Mediterra Women Who Care on 4/19! Thank you so much for this awesome, collaborative effort put forth to help the clinic! We are so grateful!

On 4/19/23 our Medical Director, Dr. Diegel, and our Director of Development & Marketing, Miranda Escobar, took a trip to present to the Theta Zeta chapter of Delta Gamma - Florida Gulf Coast University on their campus! There was talk about the clinic, volunteering, eye disease and treatments! Delta Gamma's philanthropy is Service for Sight and we are so fortunate to have the connection with them!

We celebrated our Clinic Operations Manager, Olivia, on 4/25! It was her birthday and she bought a new home that day! Please join us in wishing her a great year ahead!