American Optometric Foundation Appeals for Help for Helene Victims

On the heels of the devastation Hurricane Helene has wreaked in the south, the American Optometric Foundation has issued an emergency appeal for donations to its Optometry Fund for Disaster Relief (OFDR) to aid victims. Additionally, the foundation announced it is taking grant applications from doctors and students impacted. (Submit an OFDR application here. )

“… There is a huge wake (of destruction) left behind Hurricane Helene,” says AOA Foundation President Belinda R. Starkey, O.D. “There are many communities, practices, and patients who have been horrifically impacted by this storm. We want to make sure everyone knows that there are funds available through Optometry’s Fund for Disaster Relief.”

To support the Optometry Fund for Disaster Relief, donate to the AOA Foundation.  OM