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Mobile Screening Unit
1,2) Optometrist Alfred Corwin, 84, gives Silvia Martinez, 32, an ophthalmoscopy exam inside of Santa Monica Lions Club's (District 4-L3) Mobile Screening Unit (MSU) on Saturday, December 22, 2007. The MSU screens for sight, blood pressure and hearing. 3) Silvia takes a Non Contact Tonometry (NCT) exam (air puff test). The NCT screens for Glaucoma, one of the leading causes of vision loss that affects one in 17 people aged 40 or over. 4) Silvia takes a hearing test during the screening, she raises her hand when she hears a noise. 5) Santa Monica Lion Club president, Frank Schwengel, checks Silvia's blood pressure during her screening on Saturday. 6) The Mobile Screening Unit, a 1964 Fleetwood RV with 18,000 miles, staged a free community screening at Olympic Blvd on Saturday. The Lions club is currently raising money to purchase a new MSC and is seeking corporate sponsorships.



