On Saturday, July 12th, 2008: Friends Across the Border did a vision-screening
clinic in Tecate, Mexico. We departed our staging area in Yucaipa at 5:00am,
Hemet at 5:45am and Menifee at 6:30am. By 8:10am we arrived at Barrett’s
Junction for breakfast. An hour later we were off to the border, crossing at
9:30am. The clinic started at 10:00am on schedule and ended at 3:00pm with the
last patient of the day leaving with their recycled eyeglasses.
Listed below is a synopsis of the day’s clinical findings:
Ø 223 people were seen for the day.
Ø Of the 223, 11 needed no prescription, 8 need their prescription made
at the optical lab and the balance
received recycled eyeglasses.
Ø 3 people need cataract surgery on at least one eye.
Ø 1 person needs laser peripheral iridotomies for narrow anterior chamber
angles.
Ø 2 people need laser treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
in both eyes.
Ø 1 person needs laser treatment for diabetic maculopathy in one eye.
After the clinic concluded the equipment and eyeglasses were loaded into the trailer.
Then we sat down to a nice meal and socialization with the Tecate Lions. With
our bellies full and salutations said we departed for the border arriving at 4:45 pm.
By 5:00pm we had all crossed the border and were off to our fuel stop in Rancho San Diego, 30 minutes down the road.
We left Rancho at 6:25 pm and arrived in Menifee at 7:45 pm. By 8:10pm
we were in Hemet and the final stop in Yucaipa was met at 8:50pm.
It was a nice day for all involved with the clinic and we had a few new faces,
which was much appreciated.
Listed below are those that participated directly in the clinic:
Mexico: Banquis Aguilar, Roberto Castillo, Nachita de
Castillo, Chely de Pineda, Ana de Pineda, Guillermo Velez, Javier Urbalejo, Denisse de Urbalejo, Gustavo Pineda, Ramon Rendon,
Juan Antonio Aguilar, Marilo Aguilar, Martin Pineda and Clemente Maldonado.
USA:
Crestline Lions Club: Ricardo Terrones
Hemet Lions Club: Debbie
Capen
Palm Springs Lions Club: George Valeur
Calimesa Breakfast Lions Club: Steve Fedor, Ron Meader, Pati Van Dusen, Ed Adamson, Rob Manning, Lucy Manning, Don
Ranney and Brian Van Dusen.
Non-Lions: Mavis Adamson, Carolyn Manning and Kathie Flamm
