COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new program called OhioSEE from the Ohio Department of Health is making sure children who need vision care receive it.

The state allocated $10 million of the state budget to OhioSEE and it will operate in 15 high-priority counties around the state, including Franklin County.

Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Venderhoff said Ohio has a gap in vision care for children.

“Only a small percentage of kids who are identified on a screening exam as being someone who needs a more complete eye exam, and potentially eyeglasses, go on to get that more complete exam; it's less than a quarter,” Vanderhoff said.

OhioSEE will fund mobile vision vans and temporary in-school vision clinics, bringing eye exams directly to schools and students.

Vanderhoff said the pr

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