The Coburn-Kleinfeldt Eye Clinic will offer free
medical eye screenings for City of Detroit retirees on Thursday, May 29, 2014
at its Madison Heights office. A
board-certified ophthalmologist will examine patients for glaucoma, diabetic
eye disease (retinopathy), macular degeneration, and cataracts. The exams will be free and patients’
insurance will not be charged. Detroit police
and fire retirees as well as general City of Detroit retirees are eligible.
“We have offered free medical eye screenings as a community service since the 2009 recession when we found that some individuals were not having regular eye exams because their insurance coverage had changed or they were concerned about copays and deductibles. At one
screening, more than one-third of the individuals we examined had a serious eye
condition. Eye disease is more common
after age 65 and if it is not treated early, permanent vision loss can sometimes
result,” said Nate Kleinfeldt, M.D., a board-certified ophthalmologist.
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Due
to Detroit’s financial problems, most City of Detroit retirees no longer have city-paid vision insurance and many have had changes in their health
insurance. The free eye screenings are
being offered to help them during this transition period.
The
medical eye screenings will be held at the Coburn-Kleinfeldt Eye Clinic located
at 301 W. 13 Mile Road in Madison Heights between I-75 and John R on Thursday,
May 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Appointments are required and can be made by calling 586-354-9190.
