Students from EVMS and Maury High School will help screen donated prescription eyeglasses bound for the Philippines.

WHO:
Physicians for Peace and students from Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and Maury High School

WHAT:
Student volunteers will screen several hundred sets of donated eyeglasses for Physicians for Peace’s Seeing Clearly program in the Philippines. While the glasses already have been sorted based on lens type, students will help inspect components, including lenses and frames, to ensure glasses are appropriate to the needs and quality standards of our in-country program partners. Seeing Clearly program co-founders John Knight and Dr. Juan Montero will be at the warehouse to oversee the students’ efforts.

WHERE:
Physicians for Peace warehouse
2117 Springfield Avenue
Norfolk, Va. 23523

WHEN:
Friday, Nov. 12
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHY:
Through Physicians for Peace’s Seeing Clearly program, local eye care professionals are properly equipped and trained to provide comprehensive eye exams to underserved populations, where access to vision care and treatment is often a low priority. Patients then receive either appropriate medical treatment or a pair of donated prescription glasses. With the support of donors and volunteers like the students from EVMS and Maury, Seeing Clearly can continue to meet the vision needs of countries with scarce resources and great demand.

ABOUT PHYSICIANS FOR PEACE
Physicians for Peace is an international non-profit organization that mobilizes volunteer healthcare professionals to assist developing nations with unmet medical needs and scarce resources.　 Through effective, hands-on medical education and training, clinical care and donated medical supplies, Physicians for Peace develops long-term, sustainable, replicable, and evidence-based programs to help partner nations build medical capability and capacity to help themselves.　 Since 1989 volunteers for the 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization have conducted medical missions in more than 60 countries.　 With its headquarters in Norfolk, Va., Physicians for Peace has programs in 22 countries and offices in the Philippines and the Dominican Republic.　 In 2009, the organization celebrated its 20th Anniversary. For more information, go to: www.physiciansforpeace.org