An Aurora Lions Club eye exam helped an Aurora woman detect eye cancer.
Last summer Fox Valley Park District recreation supervisor Laureen Baumgartner was working at Blackberry Farm, a children’s farm and living history museum in Aurora. Events included adult eye and hearing exams in a mobile unit provided by the Lions of Illinois Foundation and hosted by Aurora Lions Club.
Based on her vision screening, Baumgartner was advised to seek follow up care. Her doctors diagnosed ocular melanoma, cancer. Baumgartner received proton therapy that eradicated the cancer.
Baumgartner said, “Because of the Aurora Lions Club’s vision screening, cancer was detected early—and that early detection made all the difference.”
Aurora Lions conduct free vision exams for children aged six months to 16 years on the third Saturday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Santori Aurora Public Library in Aurora. Special vision and hearing exams are offered in a mobile unit provided by the Lions of Illinois Foundation.
—Al Benson