Eye care provider for Kern County's neediest struggles to survive in a pandemic
Itâs Arturo Beltranâs first visit to an eye doctor at Advanced Center for Eyecare. Heâs just 5 years old, so his mom, Marisela Rodriguez, hoists him up on her lap so that an ophthalmic technician can help to find out what kind of prescription he might need. âOK, this is easy stuff, buddy, Iâm just going to have you look at some balloons,â the technician, Gabriel Uranday, tells Beltran, as he peers into the autorefractor. Over the course of the next hour, Beltran will wind his way through the 6,000-square-foot ACE clinic on Westwind Drive just off Truxtun Avenue. ...
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