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 2024-2025 program year was our biggest year ever
with more than 108,000 screened in 52 school divisions across
the Commonwealth through VisioCheck and more
than 7,400 free Mobile Vision Clinic eye
exams provided to students in 9 school divisions!
VisioCheck Stats:
Mobile Clinic Stats:
Upcoming Conexus Program Schedule:
What’s New at Conexus…
March Program Update
Conexus provided 1,277 Mobile Vision Clinic exams, prescribing 1,083 pairs of glasses, in March 2026. For the school year, 9,400 Mobile Vision Clinic exams have been completed, resulting in prescribing 7,601 pairs of glasses. The Conexus VisioCheck program screened...
Conexus Delivers Mobile Vision Clinic Pilot to Newport News
Conexus began partnering with Newport News Public Schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Since that time, Conexus has screened 28,771 students, referring 10,834 for additional care; which is a 36.6% rate. MORE THAN 1 in 3 students in Newport News have a vision problem...
Conexus Visits General Assembly
In early March, Conexus leadership had an opportunity to sit down with Delegate Alex Q. Askew and Delegate Betsy Carr and discuss the role of healthy vision in classrooms and the importance of Conexus' comprehensive vision programs VisioCheck and the Mobile Vision...
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
Main: 804.423.2020
Toll Free: 888.790.2020
Fax: 804.423.5409
Edward H. Titmus, Jr. Center for Sight
11618 Busy Street
Richmond, VA 23236