This brief explains why eye care is an essential part of primary care and encourages community health centers to expand vision services. It highlights the growing need among patients, the benefits of integrating eye care into coordinated services, and the operational realities health centers face. The publication also identifies key challenges such as workforce limitations, coverage gaps, and startup costs while offering guidance for overcoming them. Overall, it provides a roadmap to help health centers plan, fund, and sustain vision care programs.
This resource was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
