Atlanta-based SoloHealth has announced that regional grocery chain Schnucks Markets Inc. will deploy SoloHealth's EyeSite vision-screening kiosks at 30 of its St. Louis-area stores.
Bart Foster, founder and chief executive of SoloHealth, says many people don't realize they may be at risk for eye problems:
Too often, people don't realize that their vision may deteriorate so slowly that it may be imperceptible. They may think they have 20/20 vision, but in reality, eye disease may be forming. In fact, of the 175,000 people tested in our home base of Atlanta, 25 percent had never had an eye exam despite, in many cases, having risk factors such as family history of eye disease. By partnering with Schnucks, we hope to encourage those in the St. Louis area to take a brief moment to stop by our free kiosks and make their vision health a priority. By taking care of our eyes today, we can help to preserve the gift of sight for years to come.
The EyeSite kiosk provides a free, interactive vision test that assesses risk of eye disease and provides relevant eye health information and lists of local eye care providers. The kiosk prints a customized report of the test's results for users to share with their eye care professionals.
