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Staff Sgt. Cherie Parker, an ophthalmic technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, fits spectacle frames on a patient, May 28, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. In addition to frame fitting, Sergeant Parker can perform some frame repairs on damaged glasses. Sergeant Parker hails from Washington, Ind. and is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)

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Major Neil Horner, an optometrist with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, checks for a patient's spectacle prescription using a phoropter, May 28, 2009 in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The phoropter allows Maj. Horner to switch different lens in and out until a patient is able to see most clearly allowing the optometrist to know their exact prescription. Maj. Horner is native to Castroville, Texas and deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)

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Major Neil Horner, an optometrist with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, uses a slit-lamp to evaluate the ocular health of the outer eye on a patient, May 28, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The blue light works alongside a dye that allows Maj. Horner to see if there are any corneal abrasions. Maj. Horner is native to Castroville, Texas and deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)

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$Staff Sgt. Cherie Parker, an ophthalmic technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, uses an auto-refractor on a patient here in the eye clinic, May 28, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The auto-refractor is used to help Sergeant Parker determine the approximate prescription for each eye of the patient as a starting point for the exam. Sergeant Parker is native to Washington, Ind. and deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)$

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Staff Sgt. Cherie Parker, an ophthalmic technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, uses an auto-refractor on a patient here in the eye clinic, May 28, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The auto-refractor is used to help Sergeant Parker determine the approximate prescription for each eye of the patient as a starting point for the exam. Sergeant Parker is native to Washington, Ind. and deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)

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Keeping the Vision

Published May 31, 2009

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