2015_Annual_Report
36 The Homebound Program currently includes two optometrists, working one day each week in Manhattan and Queens. The program serves patients regardless of their ability to pay. Individuals in need of care are identified through a variety of sources, including self-referral, referrals from family members and through the College’s extensive referral network which includes primary care physicians, social workers and home agencies, in addition to programs such as The Visiting Nurse Service, Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors program and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, among others. State-of-the-art portable equipment is used by the visiting doctors in order to provide a comprehensive visual examination in the home that includes refraction and an ocular health assessment, glaucoma and cataract evaluation as well as the evaluation of systemic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. If glasses are needed, the frame is selected from a supply in the portable exam kit and adjusted on-site during the visit. The same frame is then inserted with proper lenses at the University Eye Center’s Essilor Eyewear Center and mailed to the patient. For those patients who live in poorly lit apartments, desk or standing lamps are also provided free of charge. Following the exam, doctors provide reports to the referral source for inclusion in the patient’s health record and schedule follow-up appointments as needed. In addition to the OCNY, the Homebound Program has also been supported by the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation for the past eight years. In addition to facilitating growth of the program into the Bronx, the additional support provided by the New York Community Trust grant will allow the College to develop promotional materials for the Homebound Program, in both English and Spanish, to help more New Yorkers become aware of the service. “Our ability to expand this program is critical to the health care needs of our aging city,” Dr. Soden said. “It’s going to make a big impact on a lot of people’s lives.” Fundraising 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 OTHER INDIVIDUALS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CONSORTIA PARENTS* ALUMNI CORPORATIONS FOUNDATIONS $1,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $ 800,000 $ 600,000 $ 400,000 $ 200,000 0
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