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Haiti-No More Blind Babies

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) affects babies born prematurely or less than 32 weeks gestational age. It is a devastating blinding condition and affects babies’ retinas. The retina doesn’t develop normal blood vessels until full term. So babies born prematurely have undeveloped retinas and bad blood vessels grown on top of the retina and detached it, […] → Continue Reading Haiti-No More Blind Babies

Dominican Republic with University of Arizona College of Medical School Students

We examined 315 people in the Dominican Republic recently with the first year medical students http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/about/news/student-brings-diagnostic-tools-rural-villages This past year, we re-opened our store with a smaller footprint adjacent to our private practice. The store includes artisan products from 34 countries and hundreds of artisans. Through the proceeds, we were able to purchase reading glasses from […] → Continue Reading Dominican Republic with University of Arizona College of Medical School Students

Arizona

We opened our own private practice in our new home state of Arizona, to be a positive “light” to patients who want compassionate care and who want to be part of the fight against global blindness.

Dominican Republic

Our project in the Dominican Republic through the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix relies on volunteer faculty and first year medical students. We combine a humanitarian setting with the opportunity to learn ophthalmology and deliver eye care. The students also deliver primary care and make house calls–just like in the “days of yore.”

Teaching Ophthalmology in Arizona: “See one, do one, teach one”…

“See one, do one, teach one” has been the classic mantra in medicine and teaching new procedures and processes–we talk about having great mentors. I am now moving into that physician role of “mentor” telling students about rounding at the bedside with our peers and having discussion with the patient about “the differential” cause of […] → Continue Reading Teaching Ophthalmology in Arizona: “See one, do one, teach one”…