Three volunteer clinicians from Nevada, Tennessee, and Florida completed a Clinical Director Train-the-Trainer program at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, expanding local capacity to run vision screenings using the Healthy Athletes 2.0 system.
Training focused on delivering Opening Eyes vision screenings and used the Healthy Athletes 2.0 platform to collect athlete health data and streamline referrals.
These trainees are the first Opening Eyes Clinical Directors in their Programs trained on Healthy Athletes 2.0, increasing local capacity where programming was previously limited.
Optometry Giving Sight provided funding and volunteer recruitment support, and its executive director participated in the Games to discuss inclusive health education and follow-up care.
# What happened
# Who the trainees are and what they committed to The trainees are licensed optometrists, ophthalmologists, or other certified eyecare practitioners who had already finished an online blended Clinical Director course. Each pledged a three-year commitment to serve as a Clinical Director in their local Special Olympics Program, leading future Opening Eyes screenings in their states.
# Training content and practical experience The in-person portion of the training gave the clinicians practical experience running Opening Eyes screenings as part of Healthy Athletes programming at the USA Games. They used the Healthy Athletes 2.0 system during screenings. Healthy Athletes 2.0 is an updated screening infrastructure intended to improve clinical efficiency, collect standardized athlete health data, and streamline referrals for follow-up care in athletes' home communities.
# Why this matters locally These three clinicians are the first Opening Eyes Clinical Directors in their respective Programs trained on Healthy Athletes 2.0. That makes them a direct channel for expanding high-quality vision screening capacity and increasing athlete access to vision services in states where Healthy Athletes programming has been limited.
# Role of Optometry Giving Sight Optometry Giving Sight funded the training and promoted volunteerism among optometrists and vision care professionals for Opening Eyes at the USA Games. Donna Mikulecky, Executive Director of Optometry Giving Sight, joined the trainees at the Games and discussed inclusive health education and stronger follow-up care for athletes identified with urgent or non-urgent vision needs.
# What comes next The newly trained Clinical Directors are preparing to lead Opening Eyes screening events at upcoming fall and winter Special Olympics competitions in their states. The training aims to translate the Games experience into sustained local screening programs that use Healthy Athletes 2.0 for data collection and referral tracking.
# Concrete outcomes demonstrated at the Games
# Bottom line
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