For the 15th consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente physicians and staff in Sacramento will offer screenings for area residents who may be eligible for free cataract surgeries that will be performed this spring.

The screenings will be on Saturday, April 17 at the Kaiser Permanente Point West Medical Offices, 1650 Response Road in Sacramento.

The surgeries are part of Mission Cataract USA, an annual program in which participating doctors provide the sight-restoring procedure to hundreds of individuals throughout the country who have no health insurance and can’t afford the operation.

Kaiser Permanente physicians and staff will perform as many as 20 free cataract surgeries on eligible individuals in early May.

Screening appointments are required and must be made by April 9. To sign up or to request more information, call 973-7159.

~ Staff report