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Vision & Eye Care
Vision care is an underused, non-mandatory FQHC service with real PPS revenue and equity impact. This collection covers the 2026 vision briefing, the Medi-Cal kids' eye-care gap, AI diabetic-retinopathy screening, and how to launch or grow an optometry line.
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What FQHC leaders should know about vision care in 2026
A dated briefing on vision care access estimates, public program data, one vendor-written case, an active trial, and the local checks to do before adding a service.
12 min readWatch · rev. Sep 4, 2026 - 02
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A PPS planning guide for FQHC vision care
Access estimates, which visits count for PPS, staffing, AI screening, partners, and the local numbers an FQHC needs before planning a vision service.
8 min readWatch · rev. Sep 4, 2026 - 03
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CalMatters reported a 16% eye-exam rate for Medi-Cal kids
In April 2026, CalMatters reported a drop in a California pediatric eye-exam measure. The report does not establish cause, a current fee, local demand, or FQHC break-even.
8 min readHistorical · rev. Jun 29, 2026 - 04
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Should your FQHC add vision care? Five questions to decide
Five questions on local need, staff, scope, payers, referrals, AI screening, privacy, access, cost, and governance before you decide to pilot, defer, or skip vision care.
10 min readWatch · rev. Sep 4, 2026
Source table
40 outside sources cited in this collection's articles. Each appears once, most cited first.
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- Vision To Learn — Southern California×4
visiontolearn.org
- Warby Parker Pupils Project×4
warbyparker.com
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- ACU 2023 FQHC Optometry Workforce Survey×3
clinicians.org
- California Education Code §49455×3
codes.findlaw.com
- Cahaba Medical Care AI Implementation White Paper×3
digitaldiagnostics.com
- JAMA Network Open: San Ysidro DRES-POCAI Trial Protocol×3
jamanetwork.com
- AB 407×3
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
- HRSA NHSC FY2026 LRP Application Guidance×3
nhsc.hrsa.gov
- FDA De Novo Authorization for IDx-DR (DEN180001)×2
accessdata.fda.gov
- EyeArt (K200667)×2
accessdata.fda.gov
- AEYE-DS, including a portable configuration (K240058)×2
accessdata.fda.gov
- Alliance Medical Center Mobile Vision Van×2
alliancemed.org
- HRSA BPHC Compliance FAQs (Section 330 scope)×2
bphc.hrsa.gov
- DHCS Vision Benefits (EPSDT)×2
dhcs.ca.gov
- FHCSD Vision Services×2
fhcsd.org
- SB 1406×2
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
- Lions Eye Foundation of CA-NV×2
lionseyefoundation.com
- Prospective Payment System (PPS)×2
mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov
- NEI / LALES — Los Angeles Latino Eye Study×2
nei.nih.gov
- NEMS Optometry×2
nems.org
- VSP Eyes of Hope×2
vspvision.com
- AMA: AB 2236 Vetoed
ama-assn.org
- California Optometric Association Advocacy
coavision.org
- confirmed LumineticsCore deployment
digitaldiagnostics.com
- Glaucoma Research Foundation — Black Americans
glaucoma.org
- Glaucoma Research Foundation summary
glaucoma.org
- La Clínica de la Raza
laclinica.org
- CA SB 776 (Mobile Optometric Office Registry)
legiscan.com
- Migrant Clinicians Network's Puntos de Vista program
migrantclinician.org
- PMC — Farmworker Eye Care
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- DAP Health acquired the system through bankruptcy court in March 2023
timesofsandiego.com
- Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
tvhc.org
- VSP Eyes of Hope
vspvision.com
- Watts Healthcare profile
wattshealth.org
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