The primary purpose of our club is to promote the conservation of eye sight. To this end, we provide assistance and financing for vision exams and eyeglasses for men, women and children of the community without sufficient financial resources. We also assist such individuals with cataract surgeries, cornea transplants, and other vision related needs. We provide free eye screenings to all third and fifth graders in the Henderson County school system to identify students in need of eyeglasses and other vivion assistance. Recognizing that diabetes is a major cause of vision impairment through diabetic retinopathy, The Henderson Lions Club provides assistance to organizations, such as The Diabetes Coalition, who combat this disease and educate individuals in the methods of controlling it.

The Henderson Lions Club has an active program for the collection of used eyeglasses as a portion of its focus on sight conservation and vision improvement. The used eyeglasses we collect are recycled and provided free of charge, to needy individuals, particularly in developing countries. Dr. Gregory Hagedorn, an optometrist and 2007-2008 Lions President, has made numerous trips to South america, India and other countries to provide free eye examinations and eyeglasses to the poor of those countries. The eyeglasses which have been donated have allowed hundreds to have proper vision for the first time in their lives.