New Lions Club in Ansonia to hold Meet and Greet Thursday at Guy Peter's

ANSONIA - Stop in for a slice at Guy Peter's Ristorante and find out how you can be a part of a new Lions club in Ansonia! Where there is a need there is a Lion, what better way to help your community? 

Lions are a non-political, non-religious, non-profit service organization that has 1.4 million members world wide. 

Find out how you can be a charter member of this great organization.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Lions Club collecting eyeglass donations at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton

SHELTON - Plumb Memorial Library has once again partnered with Lions Club of Shelton for eyeglass donations. 

The library is a station where those who have eyeglasses, that are no longer used, can be donated. 

The Lions Club does an amazing job making sure those who are less fortunate get what is needed. 'Tis the season of giving!

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page. 

 

Griffin Hospital in Derby holds open house for new low vision center

Griffin Hospital and Lions Club of Fairfield and New Haven Counties recently cut the ribbon on a new Lions Low Vision Center at Griffin. 
Pictured from left: Lions Club members Tom DePalo and Leonard Berger, Jon Christensen, president, Lions Low Vision Centers of Fairfield and New Haven Counties, Occupational Therapists Leslie Prescott and Frances Harmeyer, and Myra Odenwaelder, DPT, director, Griffin Hospital's Rehabilitation Services Department. /Contributed photo
DERBY - Griffin Hospital and Lions Club of Fairfield and New Haven Counties recently opened the new Lions Low Vision Center at Griffin Hospital Rehabilitation Services at 350 Seymour Ave.

“This is the culmination of a truly excellent partnership between the Lions and Griffin Hospital to serve the area from Naugatuck to Bridgeport, which really wasn’t being served before today,” said Jon Christensen, president of the Lions Low Vision Centers of Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

The Low Vision Center assists individuals whose degree of vision loss can no longer be corrected by eye glasses, medicine or surgery. 
Common disorders that cause low vision include macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts. Symptoms of low vision are reduced reading vision, and deterioration in peripheral and color vision, and in the ability to adjust to changes in levels of light, contrast or glare.

Occupational therapists at the Center evaluate an individual’s degree of vision loss and make recommendations for vision aids and devices that are provided at no charge. 
Funding for the aids and devices are donated by the more than 50 local Lions Clubs in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

According to Christensen, there are more than 58,000 individuals with Low Vision in Connecticut, including an estimated 8,500 in the Lower Naugatuck Valley and Greater Bridgeport area.

“Low Vision is a significant issue not just in the state, but right here in this community,” he said. “That’s why this new center at Griffin is so important.”

The center’s opening featured a talk by Dr. Joseph Sokol of Connecticut Eye Specialists in Shelton who stressed the need for adaptive devices for those with Low Vision.

“Assisting individuals with Low Vision at our new center is one of the most gratifying experiences and occupational therapist can have,” said Myra Odenwaelder, DPT, director of Griffin Hospital's Rehabilitation Services Department. “It’s an incredible feeling to provide our expertise to help people get back to doing activities they thought they would never be able to do again.”

For more information about the Lions Low Vision Center at Griffin Hospital’s Rehabilitation Services Department, call 203-732-7445 or visit griffinhealth.org or lionslowvisioncenters.org

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Open house planned for Lions Low Vision Center in Derby

DERBY - Griffin Hospital and Lions Club of Fairfield and New Haven Counties will host an open house for the new Lions Low Vision Center at Griffin Hospital Rehabilitation Services from 4-5:30 p.m. April 1 at the Hewitt Ambulatory Pavilion, 350 Seymour Ave. 

The Low Vision Center assists individuals whose degree of vision loss can no longer be corrected by eye glasses, medicine, or surgery. 

Occupational therapists at the Center evaluate an individual’s degree of vision loss and make recommendations for vision aids and devices that are provided at no charge. 

Funding for the aids and devices are donated by the more than 50 local Lions Clubs in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

The open house will feature a short program by Dr. Joseph Sokol, of Connecticut Eye Specialists in Shelton, Griffin Hospital occupational therapists, and Lions Club members. 

There will be demonstrations of the adaptive equipment and time to speak with low vision experts. Light refreshments will be served.

Common disorders that cause low vision include macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. Symptoms of low vision are reduced reading vision, and deterioration in peripheral and color vision, and in the ability to adjust to changes in levels of light, contrast or glare.

“We are both excited and proud to join with the Lions Clubs of Connecticut for such a worthy cause,” said Myra Odenwaelder, DPT, director of Griffin Hospital's Rehabilitation Services Department. “Low vision affects so many people in our community, state, and country, and we are happy to provide our expertise in helping people be able to see better and improve their quality of life.”

RSVP to the open house at 203-732-7445 by March 28.

For more information about the Lions Low Vision Center at Griffin Hospital’s Rehabilitation Services Department, call 203-732-7445 or visit griffinhealth.org or lionslowvisioncenters.org.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.