Iowa KidSight, based in Coralville and dedicated to vision screenings for children, has announced its first Medical Advisory Board.
The new team of medical professionals is dedicated to enhancing the vision health of children across Iowa.
Members of the KidSight Medical Advisory Board include:
- Dr. Bill Scott – Medical Director of Iowa KidSight and Chair of the Advisory Board
- Dr. Tim Daley – Pediatric Ophthalmologist at Medical Associates Clinic & Health Plans in
- Dubuque
- Dr. Pavlina Kemp – Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Director of the Ophthalmology
- Residency Program at University of Iowa Health Care
- Dr. Kanwal Matharu – Ophthalmologist and Director of the UI Global Eye Program at
- University of Iowa Health Care
- Dr. Marguerite Oetting – Pediatrician at University of Iowa Health Care and Director of
- the Healthy Kids School-based Health Clinics
- Dr. Megan Sullivan – Optometrist at Vision Care Associates P.C. of Storm Lake
- Dr. Ashley Valencic – Optometrist at Ashworth Vision Clinic of West Des Moines
- Wanda Pfeifer – Orthoptist at University of Iowa Health Care and Iowa KidSight photo
- interpreter
- Chelle Lehman – Iowa KidSight Program Manager
According to a release, IowaKidSight is dedicated to ensuring that every child in Iowa has the gift of sight. Since the group’s inception in May 2000, Iowa KidSight has provided over 780,000 free vision screenings for infants and young children, from 6 months through kindergarten age.
The Iowa KidSight initiative spans all 99 counties in Iowa, making vision screening accessible to families statewide.
Iowa KidSight focuses on early vision screening for young children and raising public awareness
about the risks of undetected vision problems. Thanks to the efforts of Lions Club volunteers and the expertise of health care professionals, Iowa KidSight is making significant strides in achieving those objectives.
For more information, visit the Iowa KidSight website at kidsight.medicine.uiowa.edu or connect with the group on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IowaKidSight
