Optometrist Aaron Harsch, left, performs an eye exam on Benjamin McKinney, 4, of Butler, using a special camera inside the Vision to Learn van outside Butler SUCCEED on Main Street on Thursday morning, June 22. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Several children got their eyes checked for free Thursday, June 22, when the Vision to Learn van parked outside the Slippery Rock University Center for Engagement, Empowerment and Development on Main Street in Butler.

Mara Babilya, project manager for Vision to Learn, said the organization’s optometrists try to make the eye exam procedure as positive of an experience for the children as possible.

“We also get a lot of first-timers. We get a lot of kindergartners,” Babilya said. “Some kids get a little nervous at first, but we tell them nothing hurts here.”

Vision to Learn travels to schools around Western Pennsylvania, and typically has full registration at every stop, according to Babilya.

Benjamin McKinney, 4, of Butler, gets his eyes checked at the Vision to Learn van outside Butler SUCCEED on Thursday morning, June 22. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Benjamin McKinney, 4, of Butler, gets his eyes checked at the Vision to Learn van outside Butler SUCCEED on Thursday morning, June 22. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Benjamin McKinney, 4, of Butler, gets his eyes checked at the Vision to Learn van outside Butler SUCCEED on Thursday morning, June 22. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Optometrist Aaron Harsch, left, high-fives Benjamin McKinney, 4, of Butler, after an eye exam at the Vision to Learn van outside Butler SUCCEED on Thursday morning, June 22. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle