Virginia Eye Institute is excited to announce the Camera Club of Richmond as our Artist of the Month for November! The goal of the Camera Club of Richmond (CCR) is to pursue excellence in photography and offer its members activities, education, and image evaluations to help meet this goal. The club was formed to promote […]
Virginia Eye Institute is excited to introduce our Artists of the Month for October, our very own biomedical photographers, Kristin McCurley – CRA, Assistant Director of Imaging and Mark Zalewski – CRA, OCT-C! Kristin and Mark are biomedical photographers for the Virginia Eye Institute. Both are graduates of the Rochester Institute of Technology, with degrees […]
Dani was born outside of London, England, and grew up all over the Northeast. After earning her Bachelor in Art History and English Degree at Randolph Macon College, she settled down nearby in Richmond, Virginia to marry her high school sweetheart and build her family. She earned her Master’s degree in Counseling at the Medical […]
VEI in partnership with Conexus helped do visions screenings for Petersburg City Public School’s Head Start and VPI program at the Passport to Health Screening and Community Resource Fair this past Wednesday. The orientation was for the 406 students and their families who will be attending the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Our VEI associates had […]
New Kent County Public Schools held a Vendor Fair on Monday, August 26, 2019, at New Kent High School. VEI provided promotional materials and spoke with New Kent County Public School employees about all of Virginia Eye Institute’s additional resources. VOLUNTEERS: Melissa Casanova, Dr. Cameron Lindsey, and Jessie Sprouse
Virginia Eye Institute was so thrilled to be a sponsor again this year at Fort Lee’s annual Health and Fitness Expo to help promote healthy lifestyles and fitness opportunities to the Fort Lee community. VEI performed multiple screenings for adults and children during our on-site visit. (volunteers pictured: Melissa Casanova, Rhonda Ullom, Maggie Bass, Evelyn Flores, and Adrienne Johnson)
GLEANING FOR COLLAGE FROM THE GUTTER TO THE GARDEN is a freeing creative experience for an artist, as anything goes! The artist is not restrained by the limits of any one media or the rules that might be imposed by formal standards. In the process of creating, one’s imagination can run in many directions resulting […]
VEI in partnership with Conexus helped do vision screenings for Petersburg City Public School’s Head Start and VPI program at the Passport to Health Screening and Community Resource Fair this past Wednesday. The orientation was for the 406 students and their families who will be attending the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Our VEI associates had […]
USPS Employee Health Fair I had a wonderful time giving free Glaucoma Screenings to all USPS employees in Sandston, Virginia last Tuesday, August 20, 2019. USPS Wear Red Wellness Event Friday was National Wear Red Day and VEI in partnership with Anthem attended the Wear Red Wellness event at the USPS Processing And Distribution Center in Sandston, VA. National Wear Red Day raises awareness about heart health. […]
YMCA BRIGHT BEGINNINGS BACK PACK DRIVE The Activities Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all VEI associates who participated in the YMCA Back Pack Drive. We RECEIVED A TOTAL Of 40 BACK PACKS, overflowing with school supplies! Again, thanks so much to our VEI Associates who reached out with their support! The […]
VEI Hearing Center Sponsors Partner in Health Meeting at Chippenham Hospital on August 28, 2019. Travis Page, Hearing Center Specialist, and Dr. Gupta gave a brief introduction and overview of VEI’s additional services. https://www.facebook.com/events/2314426345343480/
We need your help to make the holiday season A little brighter for local children in need! This year, we are gearing up for the FOX Holiday Socks Program; a collaborative effort of the existing Salvation Army Christmas Stocking Program, working in conjunction with Virginia Family Dentistry. Our Team Leads and supervisors have graciously offered to […]
TSA Wellness Event at RIC – June 19th – Rhonda Ullom, Clinical Trainer, COT, FCLSA, OSC, and Melissa Casanova, Physician Liaison and Marketing Manager performing vision and Glaucoma screenings at the TSA Wellness event at the Richmond International Airport.
Free Cataract Surgery Program for Central Virginians: Virginia Eye Institute Now Accepting Applications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 16, 2020 Starting January, 2020 Virginia Eye Institute will begin accepting applications for its 27th Annual Cataract Mission program. Virginia Eye Institute’s Cataract Mission program is an outreach program designed to help Virginians in need […]
We would like to give a special shout out to our own ophthalmologist, Dr. Donna Brown, and her team for working with World Pediatric Project during their annual eye surgery mission to St. Vincent from February 15-22! From World Pediatric Project: During the course of the week Dr. Brown evaluated 38 patients and performed 17 […]
Special Olympics for the Summer Games! 6/8/19 Members of the VEI staff volunteered with Family Vision Care of Richmond over the weekend to provide vision screenings to the athletes of the Special Olympics for the Summer Games at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, VA! We’d like to send out a big thank you to everyone who […]
We’d like to give a shout out to our opthalmologist, Dr. Estopinal, for providing an educational talk to a local senior community on February 12th! Dr. Estopinal gave a talk to the Low Vision Support Group at Cedarfield Senior Living Retirement Community, where he educated the residents about common eye problems at age 50+ and […]
Virginia Eye Institute is very proud to congratulate our providers Kensington Hatcher, O.D., Robert Knape, M.D., and now retired Walter Bundy III, M.D., F.A.C.S. on being awarded Best Bedside Manner 2019 by OurHealth Greater Richmond. Thank you for all that you do!
Travis Page, Hearing Instrument Specialist, presented a Hearing Health at the Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care on January 7th. Attendees learned about hearing health and the importance of regular check ups. Travis discussed how hearing improves brain function and overall health, and new technologies and why they are so beneficial. Thanks so much Dunlop […]
VEI has been voted as Best in the categories of Optometry and Eye Care Provider across Virginia in the Best of Virginia Living 2020 magazine issue. Best of Virginia 2020 is your guide to all of the bests across the five regions of Virginia Central, Eastern, Northern, Southwest and the Shenandoah Valley. The more than 30,000 ballots cast […]
