Homeless, but with clearer vision

My school has always played a significant role in the Boston community. During my training and residency I worked at many of the sites belonging to the New England Eye network.



New England College of Optometry has a program that benefits the homeless and is run by Ceida Chan, OD. This free program offers eye exams administered by students in the third year of the 4 year course as part of their clinical rotation. Many in the homeless community suffer from Diabetes and infectious disease and eye trauma. So this service meets two important needs - in providing medical care and helping in training students to see patients in a 'non clinical' environment, sometimes completing exams with portable equipment.

Boston newspaper covered this here

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