Jules and Doris Stein Ucla Support Group

Dr. teddy program the Support Group underwrites the make surgery bearable program which sponsors dr. teddy bears which are distributed to each pediatric patient undergoing eye surgery (in 2023 approximately 150 bears were distributed). In addition, the illustrated "making eye surgery bearable" children's book which was translated into spanish is delivered to each pediatric patient in either english or spanish depending on which is appropriate for the pediatric patient and their parents. The book and dr. teddy help alleviate fears and concerns for pediatric patients and their parents by illustrating the surgical process prior to surgery.

Vision in-school - 24 volunteers presented to 729 children. The program is for 5th graders to teach eye safety health and includes the dissection of a bovine eye so they can learn about the structure of the eye. They utilized the laptop and lcd projector to display the updated vis powerpoint presentation with slides, making is easier for the students to see and understand the presentation slides and easier for the volunteers to customize their presentation material. In addition, a new "see" video was produced and is shown at the conclusion of each vision in-school presentation to reinforce the lessons of eye health and eye safety.

Preschool vision screening - 33 volunteers screened 424 children in 22 classrooms. The comprehensive screening process includes an acuity test and auto refractive screening under the guidance of our dedicated volunteer optometrists. In addition, the screening process utilizes the canella software for the visual acuity portion of each screening to increase the accuracy of the results.