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Video by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Roldan

Army Reserve Soldiers provide optometry services during Health Broome

3d Theater Medical Command

Aug. 20, 2025 | 1:30

Army Reserve Soldiers from units across the United States under the 3d Theater Medical Command out of Forest Park, Georgia, provided optometry services to the local community during Innovative Readiness Training Healthy Broome, Binghamton, New York, August 11, 2025. Optometry services include routine eye exams, contact lens fittings, prescription eyeglasses, and diagnosis and treatment for eye diseases like glaucoma and cataracts. Professionals working in the field of optometry also manage conditions like dry eye, provide specialized services such as myopia management and scleral contact lens fittings, and can detect systemic health issues like diabetes through comprehensive eye exams.

Healthy Broome is a United States Department of Defense IRT mission in partnership with the Broome County community. The mission will offer medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary services at no cost to residents from August 11, 2025, to August 20, 2025, at SUNY BCC ICE Center. IRT is a training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, designed to create and maximize joint training opportunities. The IRT program offers valuable opportunities for Active and Reserve Component Service members to collaborate as a unified, whole-of-society team in service to American communities. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Roldan)