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California Lions - Friends in Sight
On Saturday, March 16th, 2013: Friends in Sight participated in a health faire conducted by the Sai Baba Organization, Region 8. We departed our Hemet staging area at 4:30am and Yucaipa at 5:00am. By 6:00am we had arrived at the screening location and began to set up for the day.
The vision-screening component began at 8:30am and the last patient of the day was leaving with their recycled eyeglasses at 4:00pm. Listed below is a synopsis of the day's vision screening findings:
- 513 patients were seen for the day.
- Of the 513, 36 needed no prescription, 22 need to be made at the optical lab and 455 received recycled eyeglasses.
- 3 patients need cataract surgery on at least one eye.
- 15 patients need assessment/treatment for glaucoma.
- 3 patients need LPI's for narrow anterior chamber angles.
- 1 patient needs treatment for a bacterial conjunctivitis.
- 2 patients need surgical treatment for strabismus.
- 3 patients need surgical treatment for a pterygium on at least one eye.
- 1 patient needs a diabetic retinal exam for diabetic retinopathy.
- 1 patient needs a penetrating keratoplasty for a dense corneal scar.
- 1 patient needs a dilated fundus examination for floaters/flashes.
- 1 patient needs further assessment for other retinal lesions and visual field loss.
- 1 patient needs further assessment for a pigmented optic nerve head lesion.
By 4:50pm we had the equipment and eyeglass racks repacked. We said our good-byes and departed for the Yucaipa and Hemet staging areas. We arrived in Yucaipa at 5:50pm and Hemet 30 minutes later.
It was a nice day working together as a team with many new and familiar faces around. Listed below are those that participated directly in the vision screening:
Corona/Norco Unified High School Students: Karina Vega, Amelia Zabala, Renee Gonzalez, Carly Harteker, Maria Padilla, Citlalli Pineda, Kenia Beltran, Stephanie Torres, Nathan Hezer, Jason DeSontiago, Ryan Lindsey and Madison Lohman.
Hemet Breakfast Lions Club: Barry Richlin, Carol Richlin and Dottie Allen.
San Jacinto Lions Club: George Reed.
Cucamonga Host Lions Club: Scotty Barclay.
Tri-county Eye Institute: Dixie Long.
Timberline Lions Club: Elizabeth Manning and Dee Potter.
Norco Lions Club: Shirley Varner.
Corona Optometry: Jennifer Jaimis, Hedrick Nercurio and Arash Sadeghian, O.D.
Jurupa District Lions Club: Irasema Guzman.
Sai Baba Organization: Anup Surakki, Sunil Tewari, Mythili Arua, Nisha Manthala, Druya Gubali, Hari Sivakuman, Ishara Tewari, Latha Sarakki, Reene Iyer, Shem Bliato
South Corona Optometry: Lydia Villa, Marisol Valencia, Anna Doherty and Cesar Bartell, O.D.
Yucaipa Valley Lions Club: Ron Charleston, Vita Charleston and Doug Raymond.
Western University College of Optometry: Angeline Albiar, Samantha Zaczk and Eddie Cook.
Calimesa Breakfast Lions Club: Lucy Manning, Rob Manning, Kathy Ogaz, Dan Ogaz, Ricardo Terrones, Diane Rowell, Larry Rowell, Don Ranney, Pat Ranney, Enoch Williams, Patrisha Elbeck, Pati Van Dusen and Brian Van Dusen, O.D.
Non-Lions: Leonard Diiorio, Silvia Martinez, Cinthia Mogollan, Teresa Sanchez, O.D.; Don Guido, O.D.; Maria Montes, Adam Zaheer, Alex Wightman, Christian Elbeck and Leonardo Johnson.