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OHSU Casey Community Outreach Program’s mobile eye clinic celebrates 10 years

By Franny White October 15, 2020 Portland, Oregon

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After receiving a free eye exam at an OHSU Casey Community Outreach Program mobile clinic in Newberg on Sept. 19, 2020, Agatha Castle tries on a free pair of glasses with the help of volunteer Zachary Urdang, M.D., Ph.D., who is also an OHSU surgical resident. (OHSU)

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The OHSU Casey Community Outreach Programs 33-foot mobile eye clinic is an ophthalmology exam room on wheels that travels throughout Oregon to provide free eye exams for low-income adults. (OHSU)

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Maria Leonar Garcia Pio (center) was the 10,000th person to receive an eye exam from the OHSU Casey Community Outreach Program when it visited Newberg on Sept. 19. She is shown here with celebratory baloons and OHSU ophthalmologist Christina Flaxel, M.D., and OHSU medical student Jimmy Chen (right), both of whom volunteer for the program. (OHSU)

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Dr. Meryl Sundy (left) works with Ashley Wirth as they volunteer with the Casey Eye Institute Outreach Program during a service trip working with the Klamath Tribes community in Chiloquin, Oregon, June 3, 2019. This photograph was taken before the coronavirus pandemic. The program requires face masks and other protective equipment during the pandemic. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Casey Community Outreach Program

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Casey Community Outreach Program

Jasmine Curry works with a patient as she volunteers with the Casey Eye Institute Outreach Program in Chiloquin, Oregon, June 3, 2019. This photograph was taken before the coronavirus pandemic. The program requires face masks and other protective equipment during the pandemic. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)