Optometrist

Special Events

During the week of January 15-23, 2011,  Dr. Ginsberg traveled to El Salvador in the area of Usulutan, near the lower Rio Lempa river region, to participate in a volunteer mission which provided eye and medical care to thousands of indigent people.

This was Dr. Ginsberg's thirteenth trip to Central America including 10 visits to Nicaragua. The NEVOSH group that made the trek to Central America had approximately 50 volunteers.  The group stayed in a guesthouse in Nueva Esperanza, a self-sustained farming community, about 30 minutes from our clinic site in the town of Terra Blanca.  The volunteers, who came from throughout the United States, consisted of optometrists, opticians, ophthalmologists, internists, nurses and many others. 

Almost 3000 people were provided with eye and medical examinations, many for the first time in their lives. Many eye diseases were treated, and over 1100 eyeglasses were dispensed from our library of 12,000 pairs. It was a demanding yet rewarding experience for all people who participated, and one that will bring many who went, back to El Salvador again for years to come.

To read more about this mission or previous trips, please visit the VOSH Website at www.NEVOSH.com

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Grundy, Virginia October 2011

From September 30-October 2, 2011, Dr. Ginsberg participated in the annual Remote Area Medical health clinic in Grundy, Va. The clinic provides Eye, Dental and Medical care for the area population and draws from Tennessee and Kentucky as well. This is the 10th year for this particular clinic. A total of 958 patients were seen during the 2 day clinic. Read more about RAM clinics at www.ramusa.org .