Spring - Summer 2003

Inside this issue
Refractive Eye Surgery	ISPB Board and Officers for 2002-2003
ISPB Annual Fireworks Survey for 2002	Financial Statement for Fiscal 2001-2002
Eye Spy Training	Body Walk Participation
Seniors EyeCare Program	Workplace Eye Safety Program
Air Bags Help to Prevent Eye Injuries	Don’t Forget Your Sunglasses and Hats
Research Updates	Remembrances
Healthy Vision Month (May 2003)	Quick Tips

ISPB Welcomes Eight Nurses to the Eye Spy Program

The ISPB is happy to welcome eight nurses to its team of EYE SPY presenters statewide.

The EYE SPY educational program is designed to improve fourth grade students’ appreciation and understanding of eye health and safety. Through classroom slide/video presentation and demonstrations, conducted by the ISPB health education coordinator and by certified nurses, more and more fourth grade students are being reached in Illinois.

On January 30, 2003, an EYE SPY workshop was conducted by Gary W. Lasken, O.D., of Lasken & Wilson Eye Care Center in Peoria; Connie Brazil, AuD., Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH); James A. McKechnie, Jr., ISPB Executive Director; and Michael Weigus, ISPB Health Education Coordinator.

The day’s training, held at the Peoria Regional Office of the IDPH, was sponsored by the ISPB and the IDPH in cooperation with Triton College Continuing Education Center in River Grove.

Plans are underway for another training session for nurses in the near future. For more information, contact Mike Weigus at (312) 922-8710.

Front Row (l to r): Gary Laskin, OD; Cheryl Clint-Lape, Peoria; Mary McIntire; Kewanee; Pat Sturtevant, Lanark, Pat Fox, Pontiac; Mike Weigus, ISPB Health Education Coordinator; Back Row (l to r): Gerry Tookey, Washington; Ruth Anne Liehr, Griggsville; Cheri Widman, Pontiac; Vickie Rayburn, Pekin (Jim McKechnie and Connie Brazil not shown)

The Visionary, published as a service of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness,
is available upon request. The information contained in this issue,
taken from sources considered to be accurate,
does not replace the need for professional eye care consultations and treatments.

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