On Saturday, August 9th, 2008:
Friends Across the Border did a vision-screening clinic in Tecate Mexico. We
departed our Yucaipa staging area at 5:00 am, Hemet at 5:45 am and Menifee at 6:30am.
By 8:10am we arrived at Barrett’s Junction for breakfast. We were
off to the border at 9:00am and crossed into Mexico 10 minutes later. The clinic
started at 9:50 am with the last patient leaving with their glasses at 2:15 pm.
Listed below is a synopsis of the day’s
clinical findings:
Ø 128 people were seen for the day.
Ø Of the 128, 3 needed no prescription, 5 need their eyeglasses made at the optical lab and the balance
received recycled eyeglasses.
Ø 2 people need laser treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Ø 4 people need cataract surgery on at least one eye.
Ø 1 person needs pterygium excision on at least one eye.
With the equipment and eyeglasses loaded in
the trailer we sat down to a nice meal and socialization with the Tecate Lions Club members.
With our salutations made, we departed for the border at 4:00pm. By 4:45pm
we had made it through the crossing and pulled into Rancho San Diego at 5:15pm. After
refueling we pulled into Hemet at 7:15 pm. By 8:00pm the balance of the group
was headed home after off loading the eye equipment in Yucaipa.
It was a nice day for all involved directly
with the clinic. Listed below is a list of those that participated in the day’s
clinic.
MEXICO:
Roberto Castillo, Nachita Castillo, Javier Urbalejo, Denisse Urbalejo, Clemente Maldonado, Martin Pineda, Gustavo Pineda,
Juan Antonio Aguilar, Bankis de Aguilar, Hector Urbalejo, Guillermo Velez, Jose Luis Rodriquez and Ana Lilia Castillo.
USA:
San Jacinto Lions Club: Jack Walker
Calimesa Breakfast Lions Club: Don Ranney, Pati Van Dusen, Jackie
Johnson, Brian Van Dusen, Ed Adamson, Steve Fedor and Ron Meader.
Non-Lions: Mavis Adamson
