Where can I find assistance for eyeglasses in Rhode Island?

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I was laid off from a "new" job on the 90th day. I have benefits until the end of the month. I can barely afford an eye exam with these benefits but without work I know I cannot afford the eyeglasses I need. I have been without proper eyeglasses for over a year. Before this last setback I was out of work for a year. I am worried it will take a long time again to find work, but this time I need eyeglasses to be able to see properly and to present myself in future interviews for new employment. I need progressive lenses and they also need to be polarized lenses.Can anyone help me find assistance for a pair of eyeglasses?

Hi, stellaleo!

You might want to click on the following link and read the excellent information provided by our Vision Expert, ChihuahuaMomma.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/vision/free-glasses-free-eye-exam-218963.html

Here is also another resource that you might want to click on.

New Eyes for the Needy: Providing Glasses in the US -- Sources of Free Eye Exams (http://www.neweyesfortheneedy.org/us/freeexams_states.html)

On that page, there is a service listed in Warwick, RI.


Rhode Island
Saving Sight Rhode Island
(401) 738-1150
982 West Shore Road
Warwick , RI 02889
Provides assistance in obtaining eye exams for Rhode Islanders.

Thanks!