https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events daily 0.75 2025-07-16 https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events/2025-tee-off-to-save-sight-r8sk5 monthly 0.5 2025-07-16 https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events/purse-for-a-purpose monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/124195dd-a02e-4f8b-ab15-36266fe0efec/CEIF+venmo.jpg News and Events - “Cocktails for a Cause” https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events/yixja9yzkmeu8w24jmqfx3xmpt6s5s monthly 0.5 2024-05-07 https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events/1eu5sun02m0cb3au7p40ce54e21lpy monthly 0.5 2021-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1628528677568-GXVACXLSESCO5V24UMDA/Medicaid.jpg News and Events - Now Serving Medicaid Patients - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events/meet-three-of-our-volunteer-physician-heroes monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1628527840745-OWS03F095VQ401R4WKP7/DrGillen.jpeg News and Events - Meet Three of Our Volunteer Physician Heroes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1628527790246-KHBBFLKS8YVYC4FZ3KQ6/DrBrounley.jpeg News and Events - Meet Three of Our Volunteer Physician Heroes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1628527722842-V33OSPAQSXHXVV0H4NYG/Richard+S+Kerstine+MD.png News and Events - Meet Three of Our Volunteer Physician Heroes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events/cei-foundation-vision-clinic-at-st-vincent-de-paul-re-opens monthly 0.5 2021-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1628526816392-29I19MG7Z3F7DIPWU20Y/StVincentDePaul.jpg News and Events - CEI Foundation Vision Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul Re-Opens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ceifoundation.org/news-and-events/ceif-opens-first-and-only-free-vision-clinic-in-kentucky monthly 0.5 2021-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1628526444908-LMMV2UTUIW3AO9KM0VZN/Covington.jpg News and Events - CEIF Opens First and Only Free Vision Clinic in Kentucky - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ceifoundation.org/our-team daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/7897d60a-47ba-454a-a033-76e378fe790f/Amy+2026+4.jpg Our Team Amy Jones https://www.ceifoundation.org/home daily 1.0 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614619597413-9VG2FIZH7CGTU37DY92L/148371624.jpg Home - Community Outreach Our free comprehensive vision clinics for the most vulnerable and under-served in our community provide free vision screenings and eye health lectures through the Dr. Richard S. Kerstine Vision Outreach Program. Our impact in the community: Over 11,000 uninsured poor and working poor have been seen at one of CEIF's free vision clinics. Over 900 hours have been donated by volunteer ophthalmologists and optometrists who serve at our vision clinics and community lectures on the "Aging Eye." Over 8,000 adults seen by our volunteer doctors received free prescription glasses through our partner, OneSight Foundation. Over 1,000 adults seen at our clinics have been diagnosed with a serious eye disease that required referral to the University of Cincinnati for intense treatment and/or surgery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614619635796-F0WWGNEEGTLTKKJQEC9A/87696825.jpg Home - Education Education of healthcare professionals is a core element of The Foundation's mission, and is essential to quality eye care in our community. Our impact in the community: Over 150 Doctors of Optometry have participated in Foundation Continuing Education programs and received 8 hours of continuing education credits for licensure each year. Over 80 ophthalmic and optometric technicians and RNs have participated in Foundation symposiums and received over 6 hours of free continuing education credits for licensure each year. Funding for 2 University of Cincinnati Department of Ophthalmology Residents each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614619702204-6ACKE0HT8EKZPQ5MS4LN/155824955.jpg Home - Research Supports studies seeking new cures and improved treatments for eye diseases that rob individuals of their sight. Our impact in the community: Over $50,000 in IGNITE Grants have been awarded in support of eye research that points the way to new treatments and possible cures for various eye diseases. 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Due to the success of the Roselawn vision clinic, CEIF decided to open a free adult vision clinic in May of 2015 within the Liz Carter Outreach Center in St. Vincent de Paul Center located in the West of End of Cincinnati. Since 2015, CEIF has opened Vision Clinics in The Good Samaritan Free Health Center, Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, HealthPoint Family Care in Covington, KY, Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI), HealthPoint Family Care in Florence, KY and our newest location at HealthPoin Family Care in Newport KY. In 2024, CEIF opened its own Optical Store within St. Vincent de Paul. CEIF Vision Clinics have been funded through the generosity of local and national foundations, corporations, and individuals whose ongoing kindness provides financial support for the clinic operations. To schedule an appointment a one of our clinics, call (513) 207-6140 or use the links below for more detailed information. > Patient Information and Appointments > Referring Physicians Information and Forms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1617977664115-AX0UQ8RZYG6C1EFTDQEU/Kerstine+Lecture-RET.jpg Community Outreach - The Richard S. Kerstine Program In 2008, The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation launched The Richard S. Kerstine Vision Outreach Program, named after Cincinnati Eye Institute's founding doctor Richard S. Kerstine, MD, who also actively volunteers in the Foundation's vision clinics. The Richard S. Kerstine Vision Outreach Program provides free vision screenings and lectures to local non-profit agencies, churches, community centers, senior, and retirement communities. The vision lectures offered cover a variety of vision-threatening eye conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic eye diseases, and macular degeneration. Through community outreach efforts, the program has been able to serve thousands of adults each year. To schedule The Richard S. Kerstine Vision Outreach Program, call (513) 207-6140 or email Foundation@CEIFoundation.org https://www.ceifoundation.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614362087904-LZDP12YD5V3TCAF9C3YU/93549857.jpg Our Vision - Our Vision. Established in 2006, the mission of The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation is to preserve and improve sight. CEIF provides access to eye care for vulnerable and under-served populations, including the operation of free charitable eye clinics, community outreach services, support for community and professional education, and granting research funds. Creating a separate nonprofit organization was a long process that involved implementing various corporate social responsibility activities over the years at Cincinnati Eye Institute. "The decision to start a separate nonprofit organization is a bit atypical for a private eye care practice, but it was something that we felt was the right thing to do," says Michael Petersen, MD, PhD, a retina specialist and immediate past chairman of the board of directors for Cincinnati Eye Institute. "It takes the ideas of these activities to an entirely different level." The doctors at Cincinnati Eye Institute saw that more could be done to address the eye care needs of the community, and that's when they made the decision and a commitment to create CEIF. The approach is three-pronged: education, prevention, and direct eye, vision and medical care. Most importantly, it builds leverage and effective collaborations, which are essential to addressing the eye care needs of the community, a task that is too great for one organization to tackle alone. CEIF has received outstanding recognition for its services. In 2010, it was awarded the Ohio Nonprofit Excellence Award from the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations, and has also received five Health Care Hero Awards from the Cincinnati Business Courier throughout its existence. — Amy Jones President and CEO https://www.ceifoundation.org/research daily 0.75 2021-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614969038445-OY5AVLBURYKW9XAU6QM3/iStock-1251344090.jpg Research - Research Advances in eye care have been impressive over the last 25 years, but research continues to improve preventive care, eye disease treatments, and surgical techniques. One of The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation's three initiatives is to support research that has the potential to lead to sight saving treatments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614969109300-6CJBO6PMSHGWGKXKJERJ/iStock-532317301.jpg Research https://www.ceifoundation.org/education daily 0.75 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614971040396-XJ045MGU1XPQ04TD7Z5W/155824955.jpg Education - Education The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation's educational efforts have focused on eye care professional education. CEIF holds programs for optometrists which include the latest information in eye disease. All seminars are cost free to the doctors and provide continuing education credits for them to further their professional knowledge and enhance patient care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1614969109300-6CJBO6PMSHGWGKXKJERJ/iStock-532317301.jpg Education - Ophthalmic and Optometric Continuing Education The CEI Foundation sponsors Continuing Education of ophthalmic and optometric technicians. The symposiums are submitted to JCAHPO for consideration of continuing education credit for technicians and are provided free of charge. CEIF also offers a scholarship to non-certified ophthalmic technicians applying for national certification. To learn more, click the link below. > The CEI Foundation Eye Care Scholarship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1617732907366-RD71MGV9L7NVHDIIJXJR/iStock-692381882.jpg Education - Support for Future Eye Care Professionals CEIF supports the education of eye care professionals at the University of Cincinnati Ophthalmology medical residents program. Communities across the country face a critical doctor shortage in the specialty of ophthalmology. To help attract needed ophthalmologists to our community, The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation funds additional resident positions in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. During their tenure, these residents work closely with the doctors of Cincinnati Eye Institute who teach and mentor these students. As a result, many residents have chosen to stay and practice ophthalmology in our community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380649aaab353443ac2218/1618861865872-YIE3QY7KQM6IDGIQDBUY/Petersen.jpg Education - The Michael R. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D. Leadership Lectureship Established in 2018, the Lectureship honors Dr. Petersen for his 25 years as head of Cincinnati Eye Institute’s retina team, his 12 years of visionary leadership as CEI’s Board Chairman, and as the visionary behind the creation of The CEI Foundation. This lecture series honors the innovation, leadership and community commitment he has brought to the field of Ophthalmology. Past Recipients — 2019 — Paul P. 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