Comments on: Vision First has a great form for eye exams. No excuses.

By: AP

AP — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:49:32 +0000

WOW! You’re doing a great job Janet! I’m impressed and wish you all the best.

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No deal. Final rule flawed. « Janet’s Journal, a Vision First blog — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:07:24 +0000

[...] Vision First has a great form for eye exams. No Excuses. April 18, 2008 Every parent, school, and eye doctor can freely use the Vision First form for eye exams. This post holds the number one spot for most reads total. [...]

By: Nora Waliczek

Nora Waliczek — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:00:19 +0000

Yes Jan, we heard many excuses when we went to Springfield.

My dad always told me “When you want to do something, you find a way. When you don’t want to something, you find excuses.”

I do believe that you and I were the only two at the hearings whose only “agenda” was totally for the children.

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication.

By: Aletta

Aletta — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:14 +0000

Janet , thanks for the hard work you do , future generations should benefit from it .
Hugs !!!

By: Here’s the deal… “Illinois” Hold’em style! « Janet’s Journal, a Vision First blog

Wed, 20 May 2009 04:23:16 +0000

[...] the Illinois Department of Public Health.” Vision First has a great form for eye exams. Read more here… Why can’t the Vision First form be one of the [...]

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By: Good News & Bad News « Janet’s Journal, a Vision First blog

Good News & Bad News « Janet’s Journal, a Vision First blog — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:29:13 +0000

[...] GOOD NEWS: The Honorable House Speaker Michael Madigan and State Senator Christine Radogno (Illinois Deputy Republican Leader) along with 1,048 persons from around the world supported the approval of the Vision First form during First Notice. The Illinois Optometric Association also adopted a resolution in 2007 to support the mission of Vision First. BAD NEWS: Michael Horstman, executive director of the Illinois Optometric Association, and eleven school nurses and screeners objected to the approval of more than one form that could be used as proof of an eye exam excluding our Vision First form that would help many, many children. [...]

By: Janet’s Top Posts 2008 « Janet’s Journal, a Vision First blog

Janet’s Top Posts 2008 « Janet’s Journal, a Vision First blog — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:47:11 +0000

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By: Dr. Floyd Mizener

Dr. Floyd Mizener — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:36:15 +0000

So many community newspapers had pictures and wrote praise for the new liberation of children that were going blind until this new kids bill was passed. A failed vision program that did not know that hundreds of young students were only using only eye and would stay blind in that one eye the rest of their life, with such a short detection and correction period. Just think how much this costs, not only the child, but the Illinois taxpayers?

Yet the Chicago Tribune Editorial stated, ” We do not need another nanny-state manadate” on August 19, 2008. That was the only resolve, Mr. Editor, otherwise what you needed was a lawsuit by hundreds of parents who verbally threatened to sue, for a screening program knowingly poor, and the damage is done.

Amblyopia is only one failed eye and vision anomaly missed. But also missed is the millions of wasted tax-payer dollars and pensions that go on after death.

The next research by these mothers and fathers is the actual cost and distribution of the system. “Saving Money?” What a joke. Tell that to the kids with only one eye working when trying to get into a job or vocation that demands two eyes.
Dr. Floyd Mizener

By: visionfirst

visionfirst — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:45:42 +0000

Thanks, Dr. Nielsen, for sharing this story about your recent patient. 20/200 is a significant vision problem!

You’re so right…the only way to find vision problems is through complete exams by an eye doctor.

God bless you for taking care of our children’s eyes!