Officials at the West Chilcotin Health Centre in Tatla Lake said they are pleased to announce a very successful first Visiting Optometrist Clinic Sept. 10-11.
Approximately 40 residents benefited from this service, saving them a five hour-return trip to Williams Lake.
A new $10,000 Slit Lamp (an eye magnifying device) that was donated to the clinic by the West Chilcotin Health Care Society (WCHCS) made the optometrist visit feasible.
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Forty per cent of the funding was attained through co-operation with the Cariboo Regional District.
The WCHCS said it would like to thank the staff of the FYidoctors clinic — Dr. Juliana Lam, Alexis Hemmond and Michelle Margetts — for taking the time to help the local community. The plan calls for yearly visits to the health centre.
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