After this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recall common co-morbid mental health conditions associated with vision impairment;
• Recognize functional vision impairment and key screening questions;
• State how to improve interprofessional communication between primary care clinicians and eye care providers in community health centers;
• Illustrate the impact of cataracts on the eye and the importance of education and early detection in cataract management;
• Describe ways to advocate for expanding vision services among primary care clinicians in community health centers;
• Explain strategies to increase education and self-efficacy among primary care providers in community health centers to help prevent and mitigate vision loss and blindness across the lifespan through referrals and follow-up;
• Outline the role of eye care providers in conducting further testing for functional vision, including for reading, color vision, and focusing deficiencies and anomalies;
• Evaluate the role of gender, behavior, and hormones on inequities and the importance of education and early detection in reducing gender differences in vision and eye health.