Reversing Blindness in Utah
The People We Serve
Robert Mulvey 鈥淚鈥檓 very thankful to the doctors and nurses for volunteering their time to help me. I wouldn鈥檛 have been able to get this surgery otherwise,鈥 said Robert Mulvey shortly before receiving cataract surgery on both eyes.
Six years earlier, Mulvey started noticing blurriness in his vision but didn鈥檛 realize how bad it was until he failed the eye exam required for a commercial driver鈥檚 license. He had been working towards becoming a school bus driver, but without the correct license, he was unable to continue driving. Without a steady job and without insurance, Mulvey wasn鈥檛 able to visit a doctor to receive the intervention he needed to correct his vision. Referred by the Fourth Street Clinic, Mulvey was approved for free cataract surgery for both of his eyes.
He鈥檚 now looking forward to getting back to work and being able to see clearly. As he says, 鈥淚 just want to walk down the street without tripping and read the menu at a fast food restaurant鈥濃幆 it鈥檚 the simple things in life he鈥檚 most looking forward to.