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Oculofacial surgeon is part of a volunteer force that treats children with deformities

Oculofacial surgeon is part of a volunteer force that treats children with deformities

She went from from feeling helpless to making a difference for Ukrainian refugees

She volunteers to bring vision to underserved communities around the world

An immigrant from Albania, she now helps others settle in the U.S.

Print As an aspiring ballerina growing up in the white, middle-class suburbs of Detroit, Caryn Blanton was fascinated by people from diverse backgrounds — whether from a different race or culture or socioeconomic status. Even at an early age, though, she was more interested in the similarities that connected people, rather than differences between them. Upon graduating from high school, she traveled and performed professionally with the Milwaukee Ballet, before arriving in San Diego and begin...