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The Lions SightFirst Foundation of Southern Nevada is a locally-based
public charity dedicated to saving the sight of the disadvantaged in the
community, by providing free vision screenings and follow-up eye care.
It also accepts referrals from other non-profit and governmental
organizations, as well as the Clark County School District.
According to Dr. David Yesnick, Foundation trustee and spokesperson,
"Thanks to our partnerships with local optometrists, ophthalmologists
and other eye care professionals, we can provide these services totally
free-of-charge to persons who have no insurance and no means to pay for
eye care." He added, "The Foundation is totally funded by the Lions
Clubs of Southern Nevada, and we are especially proud to be able to
provide much- needed
eye care to children in the Clark County School District."
Dr. Peter W. DeBry is the latest addition to the Foundation's list of
volunteer ophthalmologists. An associate at the Wellish Vision
Institute, located at 2110 East Flamingo, Dr. DeBry specializes in
glaucoma and cataract surgery. He sees patients for ophthalmologic
examinations referred to him by the Foundation every third Saturday of
the month. He performs his first
surgery on behalf of
the Foundation on the 10th of this month.
Born in Salt Lake City, Dr. DeBry completed his medical degree at the
University of Utah in 1996, where he was honored with induction into the
prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, reserved for the
top physicians in each graduating class.
After spending three years of residency in Madison, Wisconsin where he
was chief resident and coordinator of resident training, he was selected
together with only three other doctors in the U.S. to attend one of the
country’s top fellowships in eye surgery techniques at the Bascom Palmer
Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. He was afforded the opportunity to work
with top doctors learning the most up-to-date surgical techniques. He
then moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he taught these techniques to
new eye surgeons as Associate Clinical Professor at the University of
Missouri.
Dr. DeBry relocated to Las Vegas in 2003 where he currently holds
practice in glaucoma, cataract, and refractive lens surgery at the
Wellish Vision Institute. Dr. DeBry was invited to be among the first
few groups of eye surgeons in the United States to train in the surgical
techniques of Verisyse and Staar ICL Lens implantation. He is certified
for implantation of ReSTOR, ReZoom, and Crystalens as options for vision
enhancement with cataract surgery. He has presented research at local
and national meetings and has published articles in national
ophthalmology journals.
Dr. DeBry explained his association with the Lions SightFirst
Foundation. “I was with Lions right after training and moved to Kansas
for my first job. I believe the Lions have an excellent focus on vision
and eye care and I wanted to be a part of that.” He added, "There is a
great need for willing people to give of their time in service of others
less fortunate than themselves. I want to set that example by action.”
Dr. Peter DeBry
Wellish Institute
2110 East Flamingo, Suite 101
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 733-2020
www.wellishvision.com
Dr. David Yesnick
Yesnick Vision Center
10198 W. Flamingo
Las Vegas, Nevada 89147
(702) 966-2020
SummerlinsEyeDoctor.com
Noni Rybka, Programs Director
Lions SightFirst Foundation of Southern Nevada
7380 S. Eastern Avenue #124-226
Las Vegas, NV 89123
(702) 251-5874
nonirybka@hotmail.com
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