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Its all about helping others

David Silbert, MD, FAAP and his team have traveled to several different international locations on medical missions, including sites in Columbia, Ecuador, and Honduras. On these missions the team provides eye care to children who might otherwise never have their vision screened.

Dr Silbert with a young patient

Spring 2017 - Latacunga, Riobamba, and Tunguragua Ecuador

This year’s medical mission took us through out the valley of fire – traveling between all 6 major volcanoes in Ecuador and adventuring wildly close to the Amazon. Over 5 days, we screening more than 1,200 people, prescribing 120 pairs of glasses to children in need.

2017 Mission Team

Our Man and the Volcano

Dialating Station

Visual Acuity

Getting an AutoRefraction

Screening Children

Noelle & the Line

Coloring is Important!

Mike checking alignment

Child who needs surgery

Team Photoscreen

Dr. Silbert & Noelle

Spring 2016 - Riobamba, Ecuador

Dr. Silbert and his team screened over 1,100 children in 5 days, providing 166 pairs of glasses and performing 16 surgeries.

Dr. Silbert and Noelle

Students at one of our school sites

Students get their paperwork for screening

Noelle and Mike set up the Clinic

Children wait to be screened

Child completing visual acuity screening

Child completing Visual Acuity screening

Dr. Silbert fitting a child for glasses

Child with volunteer before surgery

Dr. Silbert prepping child for surgery

Dr. Silbert in surgery

Spring 2015 - Riobamba, Ecuador

With 816 eye exams provided and a combined 415 prescriptions measured and eyeglasses fit—spring break for Dr. Silbert, and 10 Linden Hall students was a bold and fearlessly executed success. The team spent 3 days at location throughout urban and rural Riobamba Ecuador.

Learning the Equipment

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Dr. Camillo with student

Dr. Silbert with students at clinic

2nd graders wait to take their visual acuity test

See the difference nice makes with Conestoga Eye

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