Welcome to Friends of the Eye Institute

Thank you for taking the time to explore the many opportunities available for helping our community. Friends of the Eye Institute is a new volunteer organization composed of grateful patients and community members interested in the Flaum Eye Institute’s missions of research, education, patient care and development of new technologies. In addition to receiving our “Vision for the Future” quarterly newsletter, you will be informed of educational and outreach activities in which you may choose to participate. Let's share a common goal of making our region and the world a better place to see.

Some examples of volunteer activities include staffing of glaucoma screenings and pediatric vision testing as well as distribution of educational materials about eye health.  Please check all the areas that interest you. 

For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact Meghan King at (585) 276-7311 or FOEI@urmc.rochester.edu

Upcoming Events

11/02/24           Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
12/07/24           Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair

Past Events

10/05/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
09/28/24            Screening & Information at Grand Avenue Park
09/24/24            National Advanced Practice Week-Wellness Fair
09/20/24            Livingston County Fall Prevention Health Fair and eye health panel
09/19/24            Lifespan Fall Prevention Health Fair
09/14/24            Screening & Information at Genesee Valley Park
09/07/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
08/24/24            Geneseo Parish Outreach Center Health Fair
08/19/24            Screening at Trenton and Pamela Jackson R-Center
08/17/24            Screening & Information at Boys and Girls Club
08/16/24            Screening at Thomas P. Ryan R-Center
08/14/24            Roc the Block Health Fair
08/03/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
08/02/24            Screening at Hope R-Center
07/29/24            Screening at David F. Gantt R-Center
07/25/24            Project TIPS Health Fair
07/22/24            Screening at Willie W. Lightfoot R-Center
07/21/24            Screening & Information at Asbury First United Methodist Church
06/27/24            Project TIPS
06/12/24            Roc the Block Health Fair
06/08/24            Screening & Information at Williamson Wellness Fair
06/01/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
05/04/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
04/06/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
03/02/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
02/14/24            SMH Nursing Wellness Fair, SMH Cafeteria 10am-3pm
02/03/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
01/18/24            Glaucoma Awareness Lecture with Christine Coward, MD
01/06/24            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
12/02/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
11/04/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
10/07/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
10/02/23            Screening & Information at Monroe County Health Fair
10/01/23            Information at Meliora Village
09/26/23            Screening & Info, Fall Community Fair, Gardens at Greece Apartments
09/10/23            Table & Info at India Fest 2023 at the India Community Center of Rochester
09/02/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
08/28/23            Information at Back to School Bash at Greece Central School District
08/26/23            Goodwill Block Party, 500 S. Clinton (Screening & Information Table)
08/23/23            Connecting & Creating Change, David Gantt Center (Information Table)
08/19/23            Screening at the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester
08/12/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health & Wellness Fair
07/22/23            Screening & Information at Tour de Cure, American Diabetes Association
06/03/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
05/13/23            Screening & Information at St. George’s Episcopal Church, Health Fair
05/06/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
04/01/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
03/04/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
02/15/23            School Screening at Greece Central School District (private screening)
02/04/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
02/01/23            School Screening at Greece Central School District (private screening)
01/18/23            School Screening at Greece Central School District (private screening)
01/07/23            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
01/04/23            School Screening at Greece Central School District (private screening)
12/2/22              Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
11/23/22            School Screening at Greece Central School District (private screening)
11/9/22              School Screening at Greece Central School District (private screening)
11/05/22            Screening & Info at Geneseo Parish Outreach Center, Diabetes Wellness Fair
10/26/22            School Screening at Rochester charter school (private screening)
10/18/22            School Screening at Rochester City School District (private screening)
10/17/22            School Screening at Rochester charter school (private screening)
10/12/22            School Screening at Rochester City School District (private screening)
10/07/22            School Screening at Rochester charter school (private screening)
10/02/22            Screening & Information at St. Michael’s Church, Health and Wellness Fair
06/06/20            Glover-Crask Eye Glasses for Kids 
05/09/20            Glover-Crask Eye Glasses for Kids 
03/20/20            School Vision Screening 
03/14/20            Glover-Crask Eye Glasses for Kids 
02/19/20            Eye health presentation at Pittsford YMCA
02/13/20            Graves' Disease Support Group 
12/07/19            Glover-Crask Eye Glasses for Kids
10/24/19            Graves' Support Group
10/10/19            Health and Wellness Expo at the RIT inn & Conference Center
10/02/19            Glover-Crask Eye Glasses for Kids
09/27/19            Living With Macular Degeneration Educational & Support Event
06/21/18            Graves' Disease Support Group 2018     
01/29/18            AMD Event 2018
12/09/17            Glover-Crask Eyeglasses for Kids
12/07/17            Graves' Disease Support Group
​11/04/17            Glover-Crask Eyeglasses for Kids
​07/31/17            AMD Event 2017
06/22/17            Graves' Disease Support Group 2017