Staff reports  |  More than 80 students at Sanders-Clyde Elementary School in Charleston are the first in South Carolina to get new prescription glasses thanks to a nonprofit called Vision to Learn, according to the Charleston County School District. The organization offers screenings, exams, and glasses to children in need in Title 1 schools at no charge to the students or their families.

“The younger ones wanted to pick out glasses in their favorite color and the older students were excited to actually be able to see,” said Allison Wukovits, nurse liaison for the school district. “We’re confident that we’re going to see improved behavior and grades as a result of this program. You can’t learn if you can’t see.”

Of the students screened, about one in three needed an exam and 80 percent of those students needed glasses, the district said.