Dean McGee Eye Institute Moore Eye Triage Clinic

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May 28, 2013

Dean McGee Eye Institute provided aid at the Eye Triage Clinic at the Moore Community Center.  Seventy-five (75) people, almost all of whom were victims of the Moore tornado, were evaluated, and 45 pairs of eye glasses were made and dispensed. Among those who received glasses, one was the brother of one of the young boys who did not survive the storm and another was a young woman who was able to better enjoy her high school graduation ceremony.  

Click the link below for a story about a grateful storm victim seen by Dana Garber, OD and given a new pair of eye glasses.

KOCO/Channel 5 Story

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