WHO IS CONEXUS?
1 in 4 children has a vision issue that impacts their ability to learn. Conexus programs aim to remove poor vision as a barrier so that EVERY child has the opportunity to be successful in the classroom and in life!
DID YOU KNOW?
In economically challenged communities, 1 in 3 school aged children has a vision problem.
80% of what a child learns in a normal classroom setting is through vision.
74% of illiterate adults cannot pass a portion of their vision screening.
70% of juvenile delinquents have an uncorrected vision problem.
Only 15% of children will visit an eye care professional before entering school.
Essilor Foundation reports children with uncorrected visual acuity less than 20/20 are 3 times more likely to fail a grade in school.
Seeing what the Conexus team is providing for our young people was just incredibly powerful!
The Conexus 2025-2026 program year was our biggest year ever
with more than 112,000 screened in 58 school divisions across
the Commonwealth through VisioCheck and more
than 10,900 free Mobile Vision Clinic eye
exams provided to students in 19 school divisions!
This year, Conexus expanded its Mobile Vision Clinic to Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nelson, Nottoway, and Staunton! Conexus also delivered pilot programs to Newport News and Roanoke with an eye towards future growth.
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What’s New at Conexus…
Conexus Delivers Mobile Vision Clinic to Students at Fairfield Court Elementary – WTVR CBS6
A trip to the eye doctor can be difficult for families to fit into busy schedules — especially when transportation, work and cost get in the way. But for Richmond Public Schools students, the optometrist is coming to them. The Conexus Mobile Vision Clinic was at...
Conexus to Deliver Vision Screenings to Thousands of Central Virginia Students – WRIC Segment
This school year, Conexus anticipates delivering VisioCheck vision screenings to 113,000 students across the Commonwealth; including children in several Richmond-area school divisions. Robin Mead, Conexus President, sat down with WRIC's Matt Dinardo to discuss the...
Conexus Golf Classic Raises Over $119K
Monday, June 15th was another incredible Conexus Golf Classic!! Thanks to our amazing teams and sponsors, more than $119K was raised to benefit our healthy vision programs! This year's Siegel Cup winner was RJ Smith Companies. Additional Tournament Winners: Sabot...
Conexus is a 501(c)3 public charity, IRS Tax ID 46-5257732. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Conexus meets all 20 BBB Charity Standards.
A financial statement is available upon written request from the Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs, Virginia Dep’t of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Conexus
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Toll Free: 888.790.2020
Fax: 804.423.5409
Edward H. Titmus, Jr. Center for Sight
11618 Busy Street
Richmond, VA 23236