EXAMS ARE NEVER
OVER...
And it has never been so
true: the sight prevention program “LIGHT EYES”, promoted in
schools by the Istituto Cavazza and the CARISBO Foundation, was
enthusiastically received by students and parents
alike.
Federico Bartolomei
On the third
day of February 2003, took off the sight prevention program,
called LIGHT EYES, in Bologna's elementary schools.
The
project, which involves 55 schools and a total number of 10,500
students, was planned and coordinated by the Cavazza Institute for the
Blind and the CARISBO Foundation. This program stems from
the project C.I.F.R.A., following an agreement with Bologna's
Administrative Service Centre.
The
proposed service is completely free and offers an eye exam screening
including: visual acuity exam, binocular vision exam, and
chromatic vision test.
Introduction to elementary school may in
fact bring on in some children a significant worsening of their visual
faculties. Such condition may throw off balance potentially latent
abnormalities, which would otherwise not be detected, but which can disturb
normal visual capabilities to the point of negatively impacting on the students'
concentration and diligence with reduced school performance. From this
experience, the importance of a systematic control in early age
clearly emerges so that potential sight problems are detected and
treated.
The results obtained during this project will be used for
a study, providing clear census data of Bologna's elementary school
population.
Students and parents have both favorably welcomed this
initiative, which has been entirely supported by teachers and school
administrators who have provided their full collaboration.