Vision To Learn
Valerie Tran is an Optometrist with experience in various roles such as Communications Writer, Resident Physician, Writer, and Student Clinician. Currently, Valerie holds the position of Optometrist at Vision To Learn and also works as an Associate Optometrist in a private practice. Valerie's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UC San Diego and a Doctorate in Optometry from the University of California, Berkeley. Valerie has also worked as a Graduate Student Instructor at UC Berkeley.
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Vision To Learn
Vision To Learn is the largest school-based vision care nonprofit in the country. VTL exists to address one basic premise – if you can’t see, you can’t learn. Vision To Learn provides free eye exams and free glasses to students in underserved communities to help them succeed in school and in life. See visiontolearn.org for current opportunities to make a difference in your community. Vision To Learn solves a problem affecting as many as 1.5 million children nationwide who lack the glasses they need to see the board, read a book, study math or participate in class. Kids in low-income communities and minorities are disproportionately affected. The problem is one of access as most of the kids, for a host of reasons, do not get to a doctor. Vision To Learn solves the problem by bringing the clinic to the kids at schools and community organizations and providing eye exams and glasses free of charge. Vision To Learn has accomplished a great deal since it was started in 2012 in Los Angeles and plans to use that experience to serve as a model for the rest of the nation.