Lone Star Vision and Grace Bridge partner to provide free eye exams to residents of Collin, Grayson, and Denton counties. Patients can purchase new prescription lenses at a low cost while receiving personalized and top-notch eye care. Since the Eye Care Clinic’s inception seven years ago, Dr. Todd Brantley and his staff have evaluated and cared for thousands of patients through the relationship with Grace Bridge by providing onsite appointments at the monthly food distribution. While Grace Bridge addresses food insecurities and spiritual needs, Lone Star Vision works toward their goal to aid patients in seeing the world clearly.
A 1999 graduate of the University of Houston’s College of Optometry, Dr. Todd Brantley has lived in Celina since the summer of 2013. He opened the first Celina Lone Star Vision later that year and, as of January of 2024, moved into a beautiful new location in the Doe Branch Office Complex at 205 S. Preston Road. Dr. Brantley and his family have been intimately involved in the Celina community. His daughter began as a second grader and later participated as a Celina High School varsity soccer player, aiding the team in a 3-time State Championship.
The Brantley family and Lone Star Vision love being a part of the Celina community through the support of programs that help aid those in need either financially, or with services they provide, or products the office carries. The people of Celina are giving, generous, and welcoming, and Lone Star Vision enjoys investing in Celina and the surrounding communities. Dr. Brantley shares the why and how Lone Star Vision entered into a partnership with Grace Bridge:
I’ve always loved serving and helping others, always wanting to give back to help others, through the churches we are part of and in our own lives. With the gift I have been given as an eye doctor, I was approached to possibly fulfill a community need beyond food and personal care needs. It was a great opportunity when I met with Carter Morris, the President and Co-Founder of Grace Bridge, over lunch and discussed “what could be.” We figured out a way to create eye exams and an eye clinic for those who couldn’t access annual eye care. The monthly Eye Care Clinic with Grace Bridge’s food distribution has provided a way to help a few thousand people in the area. I like that our staff and other doctors in the clinic participate in helping. Lone Star Vision has always been about helping – we see our abilities to help in this way as a privilege. Serving our community is the heart of who we are as a practice. It is a no-brainer for us.
Grace Bridge hosts a monthly Eye Care Clinic with Lone Star Vision, seeing 15 to 20 patients during the food distribution. Patients receive a free eye exam and access to low-cost prescription lenses. Lone Star Vision hopes to work with Grace Bridge to make the Eye Care Clinic grow with a greater reach by recruiting more doctors such as Dr. Paola Diaz. Dr. Diaz is an active Lone Star Vision staff member and enjoys assisting with the Eye Care Clinic when available.
Regular eye exams are an important part of maintaining your overall health. Adults should have eye exams every 1 to 2 years depending on existing medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, or prior eye injuries. Eye exams are important for vision, but also can help identify health problems from cognitive decline to diabetes. A detailed review of the eye can provide an optometrist with early warning signs of different health problems such as autoimmune disorders, glaucoma, and cataracts.
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For an appointment with the Grace Bridge Eye Care Clinic facilitated by Lone Star Vision, visit Gracebridge.us/eyecare