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Haiti Eye Care Mission Jacmel, Haiti
May 2013
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The team consisted of 4 optometry students, 4 optometrists, 1 nurse and 5 lay people.
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Our hosts, Pastor Ewal and Mona.
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The country is so beautiful,
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but the poverty is so evident.
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Every morning began with chapel for the patients.
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Dan measured visual acuities.
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Jody also did visual acuities.
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Marie took case histories.
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Julie and Tina checked blood sugar, blood pressure and gave dilating drops.
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Dr. Chelsea and Dr. Teresa gave dilated eye exams and determined a prescription for glasses.
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Michael and Emily also took care of patients.
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We used retinoscopy to determine the correct glasses prescription.
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We performed a dilated eye exam on all patients. We were looking for diseases like glaucoma,
diabetic retinopathy and cataracts.
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We took our time with each patient and adressed all of his or her concerns.
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Dr. Lindsay and Dr. Ann helped in several areas.
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Bob worked in the optical area giving out glasses and sunglasses.
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Jake, Bob and Laura all helped in the dispensary.
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We had fun with each other and with the patients.
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We had excellent Haitian food. Almost every meal had some form of rice and beans.
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We enjoyed meeting local people.
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Instead of making the 3.5 hour drive, we opted to fly back to Port-au-Prince. Mission Aviation Fellowship, or MAF,
transported us.
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A great week!
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The Week in Review:
620 Patients
620 sunglasses given out
600 glasses, (prescription or reading), dispensed
Treated many eye diseases
300 Bibles handed out
50 audio Bibles given to blind or illiterate patients
13 people accepted Christ