The Clinic Flow

Our Clinic Site: Chakkatatwittaya School.
We arrive at clinic every morning at 8am ready to give the gift of sight!

The first building of our clinic that has Registration, Visual Acuity, Dilation and Auto-Refractor Stations.

Recipients keep cool under these tents while they wait to enter the clinic.
Entertainment is usually provided by the local hosts.

Recipients waiting outside the building to enter the clinic.

Volunteers register our recipients into the clinic at the Registration Station.

The Visual Acuity Station: Volunteers measure visual acuities (how well a person sees).

A volunteer nurse instills drops in a recipient's eyes to dilate (open) the pupils in order for the doctor to examine the back of the eyes.


Recipients waiting for their pupils to dilate.

The Auto-Refractor Station.

Davide Airey determines an estimate of a recipient's
refractive error (prescription) with the Auto-Refractor.

Drs. John Broaddus, Paul Michelson and Lee Nelson
at the Health Check Station.

Dr. Joyce Medina examines the back of the eyes with
a Direct Ophthalmoscope...and a little help with a soda crate!

Our Lead Doctor, Dr. Lee examines the eyes for cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and other eye conditions with a Slit-Lamp Biomicroscope. Nice bar stool!

Dr. Cindy Cieszko examines the back of the eyes thoroughly
with Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy.


Volunteers help Dr. Cindy screen for glaucoma with a Non-Contact Tonometer.


The Doctor Referral Station: Patients are referred for treatment
of cataracts, glaucoma, pterygium and other eye conditions.

Recipients waiting in the doctor's area for their eyeglass prescription.

In this special case, Dr. Dave Gill uses the phoropter to determine
an accurate eyeglass prescription.

Cathy Hart uses a hand-held Auto-Refractor to determine an eyeglass prescription for the doctor if we are unable to get an initial reading at the Auto-Refractor Station.

Dr. Dave tests an eyeglass prescription in a trial frame.

Dr. Cindy and Thomas Precht assess a recipient's vision with the PediaVision.


Dr. Sonya Patel performs retinoscopy to determine a recipient's eyeglass prescription.

Dr. Lisa Greene determines an eyeglass prescription
using Skioscopy Bars (mini lens powers on a bar).

Dr. Sonya and Dr. Joyce write the best possible eyeglass prescription
at the Rx Writing Station.

Chris, Tamara, Marcee and Davide cranking out those Chabella eyeglasses!

Davide A., Davide M., Dr. Joyce and Chris at
the Inventory Management System (IMS) Station.

Checking our inventory for the best eyeglass prescription that
closely matches what the doctor prescribed.

Volunteers help pick the glasses from inventory.

Heather & Thuen helped keep the inventory organized!

Recipients wait patiently for their number to be called to receive their glasses.

Victor Villarreal, Claudio Vittoriani, Thomas Precht and Francesco D'Isep
working hard at the Dispensing Station.


Sylvia Dengo makes sure the eyeglasses are adjusted and cleaned
before dispensing them to a recipient.

Victor dispenses Ready Made Eyewear.

A recipient is so happy she can see with the glasses
dispensed by Davide Minuzzo.

Chris Salazar dispensed glasses to a monk.

Dr. Joyce and a thankful recipient.
"Kob Khun Ka" = Thank You!