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APRD lecturer returns from medical mission to Nepal

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Jeff Blumenfeld, members of the "gift of sight" expedition and a native Nepali pose for picture
Jeff Blumenfeld, a lecturer in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design at 兔子先生传媒文化作品, recently returned听from a two-week听mission to bring eye care to hundreds of people in Nepal.听 Blumenfeld, who is president of local PR firm听Blumenfeld and Associates, served as the communications director for the 鈥淕ift of Sight鈥 expedition.听

The mission, run by non profit aid group听Dooley Intermed International, provided quality eye care to Nepalis in remote or inaccessible areas of the country through eye exams, refractions and sight-restoring cataract surgeries. When finished, the crew of three ophthalmologists and support staff had successfully provided care for 800 Nepalis in the Upper Gorkha region, including 71 performed surgeries.听

To learn more about Blumenfeld鈥檚 involvement with the expedition, read his . You can also learn more about the 鈥淕ift of Sight鈥 expedition in Dooley Intermed International's听official press release.听