Honoring the past, present and future of vision care in the Sacramento region. This event is named in honor of Sacramento’s first ophthalmologist, Dr. William Ellery Briggs. He provided some of the most advanced eye care of his day to railroad...
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Twenty-two years ago, Calvin Robertson of Vacaville was diagnosed with cone-rod dystrophy at the age of 41. It would take two decades and the loss of two wives and his mother for him to seek out help from Society for the Blind. Calvin had noticed...
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Kim Tsuchida of Elverta has always valued her independence and looked on the bright side of life, so when she could no longer drive from advanced glaucoma, both her independence and optimism were challenged. Fortunately, she had already found...
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Society’s Core program instructor Diane Starin spent most of her childhood in the Midwest but says she feels like a California native because of her love for this state – and her longtime love of the Sacramento Kings. When she found herself...
Learn moreCody Kitts of Folsom was a chef but did not enjoy cooking much until he lost his vision. After attending culinary school and cooking in restaurants in Las Vegas, Cody moved back to his hometown of Folsom in 2018 at age 28 and was managing...
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Damicha has experienced blindness, homelessness and a challenging custody battle, yet she says, “Honestly, I can’t complain because my family support system has always been awesome.” Born and raised in Vallejo, Damicha had vision loss from birth...
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