Air Force Col. Matthew Caldwell, an Ophthalmologist assigned to 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, deployed in support of Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, (HEART 22), performs a check on an eye protective patch that was applied to a young Guatemalan child after having maintenance performed on a cornea transplant at Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, Guatemala, on Sept. 1, 2022. During HEART 22, the military and partner nation medical professionals operated side-by-side in three specialties: Ophthalmology (general and cornea transplant surgeries)


Air Force Col. Matthew Caldwell, an Ophthalmologist assigned to 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, deployed in support of Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, (HEART 22), performs a check on an eye protective patch that was applied to a young Guatemalan child after having maintenance performed on a cornea transplant at Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, Guatemala, on Sept. 1, 2022. During HEART 22, the military and partner nation medical professionals operated side-by-side in three specialties: Ophthalmology (general and cornea transplant surgeries), Orthopedic (general and trauma surgeries) and Dental (restorative dental surgeries).


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