Celebrating World Optometry Day

Celebrating World Optometry Day

Celebrating World Optometry Day Every year the optometric community celebrates World Optometry Day on March 23. This day is used to honor the individuals who care for our eyes. Today, we would like to celebrate the wonderful optometrists who work with half Helen. Keep...

Meet half Helen

Meet half Helen! After a failed vision screening revealed that she was blind in her left eye, Chelsea Elliott spent the next few days making trips to eye doctors in an attempt to determine the cause behind her vision loss: Coats’ disease. Two years later, Chelsea...
September Newsletter

September Newsletter

September Newsletter optical Prime Serves First Adult Patients On August 9, half Helen provided eye care to our first adult patient, Rita! Rita is one of thousands of patients who had not been able to access a comprehensive eye exam or prescription glass over the last...
Supporter Spotlight – Lions Club International

Supporter Spotlight – Lions Club International

Supporter Spotlight – West Austin Lions Club With the kick off of services on optical Prime we would like to thank the sponsors of our ribbon cutting and 8th birthday celebration. The West Austin Lions Club has a long history of humanitarian service. In fact,...
Supporter Spotlight – uShip

Supporter Spotlight – uShip

Supporter Spotlight – uShip In June, uShip renewed their support of half Helen by sponsoring our 8th Birthday Party and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for optical Prime.  half Helen was founded with the goal to eliminate preventable vision loss by increasing access to...
August Newsletter

August Newsletter

August Newsletter  Exclusive Provider for the Community Vision Program Funded by the St. David’s Foundation, the Community Vision Program began in 2011 to provide eye exams and glasses to adults who would otherwise not be able to receive such services. CommUnityCare...