Name: Rajabu Esube (raja) 1/17/2023 MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT THROUGH MY CARRER AS AN OPHTHALMIC SUPPORT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL. I plan to make a positive impact through my career in opticianry in different ways. I was born and raised in a Refugee camp in Tanzania. I lived in the camp for 15 years then my family and I moved to the United States in 2018. Being in high school in the United States I never thought about becoming an optician or pursuing a career in opticianry until I talked to one of my friends who were already in college and so since I did not know what to do after I graduate high school I asked him about what he's studying for in college, he said "vision care technology" and so I went home and start doing some research about the program and I seemed to be interested in the program. I remembered in the camp my young brother had some eye problems when he was 6, my mom had to travel out with him to meet with an eye doctor for an eye exam, at that time there was not an eye doctor or anybody who practice an eye exam in the camp but where my mom and my brother went by the help of the health association in the camp they met with the doctor after 2 days of traveling by train from Kigoma(state) to Dar es Salaam(state), I thank God my brother got the treatment that he needed and so because of that I was more interested in studying about eye disease or refractive error and how to correct them. One day my youth pastor at church was telling us that they are planning to go on a medical mission field to Zambia and they had opticians among them going to make a difference in the lives of people who don't have much. when I heard that I was like... I would like to go with these guys on this trip but I couldn't because I did not have the time and money to go. Also, I did not know anything about eye care or how to correct vision. The vision that these opticians have is to go all over the world to be a blessing to those people who can't help themselves it is charity work and that was an inspiration to me, just to see how I can use what I have learned to love the unlovable by providing free eye exams and help them get their vision back. I'm looking forward to going with them on one of their trips and making a difference to people who have a scarcity of many things. For instance, in the refugee camp that I grow up in there are a lot of people who can not see but want to see but can't afford the treatment. The vision that I have in making a positive difference in opticianry is to open a charity vision store or center in Tanzania that will help those who can't afford treatment for their health problems, especially in rural villages. I have planned to make a positive impact in my career as an optician in different ways I have the desire to use what I'm learning to help others. But, all these goals that I have set before me might not be fulfilled if I do not have enough money to cover my tuition in college.