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The Guerrilla Eye Service of the UPMC Eye Center is dedicated to eliminating barriers to eye care for patients in the Western Pennsylvania area. The GES is staffed by students, residents and faculty who are dedicated to providing comprehensive eye care to the residents of our area who would otherwise go without.
 
 

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Signup sheets for GES missions now available online

We now have signup sheets online for GES missions. Sign up early and often. Please report any problems.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

02/27/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, February 27th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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GES Mission at Squirrel Hill Health Center

03/06/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Our mission on Tuesday March 6th will be to the Squirrel Hill Health Center. SQHC serves diverse community of patients including immigrants. We often need Spanish and Russian translators at SQHC.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

03/26/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, March 26th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

04/23/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, April 23rd will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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GES Mission at Cornerstone Care - Greensboro, PA

05/04/2012 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Cornerstone Care - Greensboro, PA

Our mission on Friday, May 4th will be to Cornerstone Care in Greensboro, PA. Cornerstone Care serves a largely rural community of patients in an area that is known for coal mining and glassmaking. Our focus at Greensboro is detection of diabetic retinopathy. Our Greensboro mission will be followed the next day by a mission to neighboring Waynesburg. GES members who want to stay overnight will be fed and lodged courtesy of Southwest PA AHEC.

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GES Mission at Cornerstone Care - Waynesburg, PA

05/05/2012 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Cornerstone Care - Waynesburg, PA

Our mission on Saturday, May 5th will be to Cornerstone Care in Waynesburg, PA. Cornerstone Care serves a largely rural community of patients in an area that is known for coal mining and glassmaking. Our focus at Waynesburg is detection of diabetic retinopathy. Our Waynesburg mission will be preceded by a mission to Greensboro the day before. GES members who want to stay overnight will be fed and lodged courtesy of Southwest PA AHEC.

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GES Mission at the 9th Street Clinic in McKeesport

05/12/2012 - 8:00am - 3:00pm
McKeesport 9th Street Clinic

Our mission on Saturday May 12 will be to the 9th Street Clinic in McKeesport in partnership with the McKeesport Hospital Foundation.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

05/21/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, May 21st will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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Verland Residential Treatment Center

06/01/2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Verland Residential Treatment Center

Our mission on Friday June 1st will be to the Verland Residential Treatment Center in the Sewickley.   Verland is a non-profit family of person-centered, community homes and services supporting over 200 individuals with intellectual disabilities, many of whom have multiple physical challenges.Directions to the Verland facility can be found at this link.

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GES Mission at Hazelwood Family Health Center

06/09/2012 - 9:00am - 12:30pm
Hazelwood Family Health Center

Our mission on Saturday December 3  will be to the Hazelwood Family Health Center in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh.  Click here for Google directions.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

06/25/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, June 25th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

07/30/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, July 30th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

08/27/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, August 27th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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Clone of GES Mission at Cornerstone Care - Waynesburg, PA

09/14/2012 - 9:00am - 09/15/2012 - 4:00pm
Cornerstone Care - Waynesburg, PA

Our mission on Saturday, September 15th will be to Cornerstone Care in Waynesburg, PA. Cornerstone Care serves a largely rural community of patients in an area that is known for coal mining and glassmaking. Our focus at Waynesburg is detection of diabetic retinopathy. Our Waynesburg mission will be preceded by a mission to Greensboro the day before. GES members who want to stay overnight will be fed and lodged courtesy of Southwest PA AHEC.

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GES Mission at Cornerstone Care - Greensboro, PA

09/15/2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cornerstone Care - Greensboro, PA

Our mission on Friday, September 15th will be to Cornerstone Care in Greensboro, PA. Cornerstone Care serves a largely rural community of patients in an area that is known for coal mining and glassmaking. Our focus at Greensboro is detection of diabetic retinopathy. Our Greensboro mission will be followed the next day by a mission to neighboring Waynesburg. GES members who want to stay overnight will be fed and lodged courtesy of Southwest PA AHEC.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

09/24/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, September 24th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

10/29/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, October 29th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

11/26/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, November 26th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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Verland Residential Treatment Center

12/07/2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Verland Residential Treatment Center

Our mission on Friday December 7th will be to the Verland Residential Treatment Center in the Sewickley.   Verland is a non-profit family of person-centered, community homes and services supporting over 200 individuals with intellectual disabilities, many of whom have multiple physical challenges.Directions to the Verland facility can be found at this link.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

12/17/2012 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, December 17th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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Guerrilla Eye Service Boot Camp - Session 1

01/06/2010 - 6:00pm
Jake Waxman and the GES team
Scaife 422A & B

Please note new attachments

Introductions

During the first session of GES Boot Camp we will
1) review the structure and function of the eye
2) review the structure of the eye exam
3) briefly review the major causes of visual impairment and blindness in the US & abroad.
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GES Mission at Squirrel Hill Health Center

01/19/2010 - 6:30pm
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Update Jan 18: Please note, there's still time to sign up for this mission.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

01/25/2010 - 5:30pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, January 25th will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic. Click here for Google directions

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Guerrilla Eye Service Boot Camp - Session 2

02/10/2010 - 6:00pm
Postponed

This event has been postponed due to weather.

The Burden of Eye Disease in the US and Abroad
Special Guest Speaker from Unite for Sight: Jennifer Staple-Clark, founder of Unite for Sight will
lead an interactive discussion on the burden of eye disease in the US and abroad and what we can do to
be the change.

Refractive Error

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Guerrilla Eye Service Boot Camp - Session 2

02/17/2010 - 6:00pm
Jake Waxman, Eric Wu, Kari Eisley
EEI Building 7th floor

Refractive Error

At this session we will cover refractive error

We'll start by reviewing refractive error definitions and principles and move on to a review of the literature regarding the burden of refractive error globally, in the US, and in particular vulnerable populations. 

We'll follow with a introduction to the practice of refraction. 

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

02/22/2010 - 5:30pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, February 22nd will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic.

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Guerrilla Eye Service Boot Camp - Session 3

03/03/2010 - 6:00pm
Jake Waxman
Eye & Ear Institute 7th floor

Cataracts and Glaucoma

At this session of GES Boot Camp we're going to cover cataracts and glaucoma.
Please read the attached “Essentials” handouts and use this information and whatever you can get from

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GES Mission at Cornerstone Care - Greensboro, PA

03/05/2010 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Cornerstone Care - Greensboro, PA

Our mission on Friday, March 5th will be to Cornerstone Care in Greensboro, PA. Cornerstone Care serves a largely rural community of patients in an area that is known for coal mining and glassmaking. Our focus at Greensboro is detection of diabetic retinopathy. Our Greensboro mission will be followed the next day by a mission to neighboring Waynesburg. GES members who want to stay overnight will be fed and lodged courtesy of Southwest PA AHEC.

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GES Mission at Cornerstone Care - Waynesburg, PA

03/06/2010 - 9:00am - 10:00am
Cornerstone Care - Waynesburg, PA

Our mission on Saturday, March 6th will be to Cornerstone Care in Waynesburg, PA. Cornerstone Care serves a largely rural community of patients in an area that is known for coal mining and glassmaking. Our focus at Waynesburg is detection of diabetic retinopathy. Our Waynesburg mission will be preceded by a mission to Greensboro the day before. GES members who want to stay overnight will be fed and lodged courtesy of Southwest PA AHEC.

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Catholic Charities Mission at UPMC Eye Center Mercy

03/09/2010 - 5:30pm
UPMC Eye Center Mercy

Our mission on Tuesday March 9th will be for the patients of the Catholic Charities clinic. Catholic Charities provides primary, specialty and dental care primarily to the residents of downtown, uptown and the Hill districts.

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GES Mission at Squirrel Hill Health Center

03/16/2010 - 6:00pm
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Our mission on Tuesday March 16th will be to the Squirrel Hill Health Center. SQHC serves diverse community of patients including immigrants. We often need Spanish and Russian translators at SQHC.

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Guerrilla Eye Service Boot Camp - Session 4

03/24/2010 - 6:00pm
Jake Waxman and Ravi Patel
7th floor EEI building, Waiting Room

Please note updated location

Diabetic Retinopathy and Macular Degeneration

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

04/05/2010 - 5:30pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, April 5 will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic.

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GES Mission at the 9th Street Clinic in McKeesport

04/10/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am
McKeesport 9th Street Clinic

Our mission on Saturday April 10 will be to the 9th Street Clinic in McKeesport in partnership with the McKeesport Hospital Foundation.

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GES Mission at Squirrel Hill Health Center

05/11/2010 - 6:00pm
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Our mission on Tuesday May 11th will be to the Squirrel Hill Health Center. SQHC serves diverse community of patients including immigrants. We often need Spanish and Russian translators at SQHC.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

05/17/2010 - 5:30pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, May 17 will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic.

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GES Mission at Jubilee Soup Kitchen

05/22/2010 (All day)
Jubilee Soup Kitchen

Our mission on Saturday May 22 will be our first to the Jubilee Kitchen in the Uptown neighborhood in Pittsburgh. The Jubilee Kitchen serves residents of our city challenged by poverty, illness, joblessness, or homelessness. They provide an array of services including

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GES Mission at Squirrel Hill Health Center

06/01/2010 - 6:00pm
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Our mission on Tuesday June 1st will be to the Squirrel Hill Health Center. SQHC serves diverse community of patients including immigrants. We often need Spanish and Russian translators at SQHC.

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GES at Birmingham Clinic

06/07/2010 - 6:00pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, June 7 will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic.

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Verland Residential Treatment Center

06/18/2010 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Verland Residential Treatment Center

Our mission on Friday June 18th will be to the Verland Residential Treatment Center in the Sewickley.   Verland is a non-profit family of person-centered, community homes and services supporting over 200 individuals with intellectual disabilities, many of whom have multiple physical challenges.Directions to the Verland facility can be found at this link.

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GES Mission at Squirrel Hill Health Center

07/20/2010 - 6:00pm
Squirrel Hill Health Center

Our mission on Tuesday July 20th will be to the Squirrel Hill Health Center. SHHC serves diverse community of patients including immigrants. We often need Spanish and Russian translators at SHHC.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

07/26/2010 - 5:30pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, July 26 will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic.

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GES Mission - Black Family Reunion

08/07/2010 - 11:30am - 12:30pm
Schenley Park

The GES will have a screening table at this year's Black Family Reunion at the Schenley Oval on Saturday August 7 and Sunday August 8.  On August 7 we'll do screenings from 12 noon until 2 pm.  On August 8 we'll do screenings from 1 pm to 3 pm. Glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy have a  disproportionately high prevalence in the African American community.

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GES Mission - Black Family Reunion

08/08/2010 - 12:30pm - 1:30am
Schenley Park

The GES will have a screening table at this year's Black Family Reunion at the Schenley Oval on Saturday August 7 and Sunday August 8. On August 7 we'll do screenings from 12 noon until 2 pm. On August 8 we'll do screenings from 1 pm to 3 pm.  Glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy have a  disproportionately high prevalence in the African American community.

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GES Mission at Birmingham Clinic

08/30/2010 - 5:30pm
Birmingham Clinic

Our mission on Monday, August 30 will be to the Birmingham Clinic in the South Side neighborhood in partnership with the UPMC Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations. Birmingham Clinic serves a diverse community of adults and children including immigrants. We often need Spanish translators at Birmingham Clinic.

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