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    US, Tanzania work together during MEDRETE 2012 [Image 9 of 9]

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    A medical professional wearing surgical scrubs and a colorful surgical cap is examining or treating patients seated on benches in what appears to be an outdoor or semi-covered clinic area. Several patients are seated in a row, with at least two visibly having white eye patches or dressings on their eyes, suggesting post-operative eye care. The setting appears to be a medical facility in a tropical or sub-Saharan African region.

    Col. Kevin Winkle, a U.S. Army ophthalmologist from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, removes the eye patch of a patient after the cataract surgery. Patients are given the eye patch after their operation, and within 24 hours, their sight is restored in the operated eye. This cataract surgery was used during Medical Readiness and Training Exercise, a U.S. Army Africa exercise that improves the relationship with host nation medical providers and provides free medical services to local citizens in Zanzibar, Tanzania, that need treatment.

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    Date Taken: 02.06.2012
    Date Posted: 02.09.2012 06:25
    Photo ID: 521529
    VIRIN: 120206-A-BD490-908
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 5.43 MB
    Location: ZANZIBAR, TZ

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