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A service member uses a phoropter to examine a patient’s eyes.

Vision Quest

Navy Cmdr. Gabriel Valerio examines a mass in a patient's eye at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands, as part of Pacific Partnership, Nov. 27, 2023. The humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.

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