Dr. Holm reports: I promote eye health with my patients and try to maintain a lifestyle myself that includes a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. So I accepted the challenge when my daughter Anne asked me to run a half marathon with her. I trained for 3 months here in Chippewa and completed my first half marathon with my daughter in Seattle. The T-shirts in the picture tell the story. We ran the half marathon again in 2013 and have since decided to make it an annual event. We look foward to running again in 2014. Rock on!
Dr. Holm Helps Combat Blindness in India
"From Chippewa Falls, WI to India - My Experience with the Combat Blindness Foundation" Report by Dr. Holm: In February 2007, Dr. Steve Sauer, Dr. Suresh Chandra, myself and my son Joseph visited Delhi and the province of Rajasthan in northern India. We had the opportunity to visit the Shroff Charity Eye Hospital in Delhi and journeyed to Alwar to see the satellite clinic for eye surgery and eye care that is sponsored by the Combat Blindness Foundation (CBF). Already in place was a core network of excellent eye surgeons with whom we could exchange ideas and introduce our thoughts and some newer concepts. The true" mission" for me was to understand the tremendous need in India for services to help those blinded by cataracts. The facilities at the Shroff…