The Dade County Optometric Association established the Dr. Bruce Heiken Memorial Fund in 1992.  In June of  2007,  The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind merged with the Heiken Children’s Vision Program.  The new acquisition led to an enhanced infrastructure and ultimately enhanced services to our students. Nearly 90 local optometrists belong to the Heiken network of providers. The Miami Lighthouse Heiken Children’s Vision Program operates three mobile units that visit about 250 M-DCPS sites annually. Since its inception, the Heiken Program has provided eye care services to approximately 50,000 low-income M-DCPS schoolchildren.  Each month, about 600 children’s lives are changed through this program as they receive follow-up eye examinations and necessary prescription glasses, enabling them to perform at their peak capacity.