 Tri-County Association for the Blind (TCAB)
Tri-County Association for the Blind (TCAB) offers programs in both blindness prevention and
eye safety education. TCAB prides itself on the ability to provide prevention services to
preschool, elementary age children and adults in the communities we serve in Dauphin,
Cumberland and Perry counties. Preschool vision screenings for children ages three through
five are conducted at preschools, nursery schools and day care centers located throughout the
tri-county community. Close to 6,000 children are screened each year. Nearly one in every 16
children has an undetected vision problem.
Eye Safety programs are presented to students in 1st and 4th grades. These are hands-on,
interactive, programs that teach children the importance of eye safety.
TCAB also provides regular screening for adults at health fairs, businesses and meetings
of civic organizations. These adults are screened for visual acuity, intraocular pressure,
visual fields deficits and macular degeneration. The Prevention of Blindness program’s goal
is to find these undetected, yet treatable conditions in children and adults and refer them
for further care to an eye doctor of their choice.
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