Volunteer doctors from the Connecticut Association of Optometrists will be treating hundreds of Special Olympics athletes to vision examinations and prescription and safety eyewear this weekend at the Summer Games.

The event is part of Special Olympics Lions Club International Opening Eyes (SOLCIOE) Vision Health Program.

Volunteers expect to dispense over 150 pairs of free prescription glasses and goggles to athletes, fabricated on-site at the Special Olympics CT Summer Games at SCSU.

This event will take place June 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday June 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Michael J. Adanti Student Center on the 3rd floor at the Southern CT State University Campus in New Haven.