Dr. Zack Burkhart, an ophthalmologist who volunteers at I Care San Antonio, says helping...
Dr. Zack Burkhart, an ophthalmologist, examines Marisela Amaro at I Care San Antonio, a nonprofit that provides free or low-cost eye care, at Haven for Hope on Sept. 28.SAN ANTONIO — Emilio Tovar can tell you the day his life began to spiral out of control — Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.
Within two years, he was homeless. To make matters worse, he developed cataracts — likely related to his diabetes, which had gone untreated — leaving him unable to drive or read signs. It was a challenge for him to cross the street or catch the correct bus. Starting this year, Burkhart is chair of I Care’s board. He’s preparing to become its chief medical officer as Rice eases into retirement, 30 years after he co-founded the nonprofit with another member of his church, Doug Radcliffe.
As of Wednesday, he will have been sober for 18 months, he said. His turning point came as he was sitting at a bus stop one day, thinking about “blowing his head off,” when he heard the voice of his late father urging him to get help. He practiced at a Focal Point Vision clinic on the North Side for about five years before he decided, in 2018, to take over his family’s real estate business. His inability to conduct surgery played a part in the decision, he said.
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