On the occasion of World Sight Day, Sant Hirdaram Nagar Bhopal based Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital have virtually inaugurated Seven Vision Centers at Raisen, Dehgaon, Ichhawar, Kothri, Ladkui, Nasrullaganj and Shyampur, while 8th center at Ahmedpur in Sehore district have been formally inaugurated by Managing Trustee L.C. Janiyani on Thursday.
These centers are setup with the financial assistance received from international NGO operation eye sight universal and Standard Chartered Bank. After opening of these centers overall 21 centers are now being run by the SSEH. On the World Sight Day free refraction error examination of 440 senior citizens was done.
As per the center wise breakup 89 each persons were diagnosed at Harda and Timarni, 68 at Sirali, 41 at Shujalpur, 37 at Khirkiya, 17 at Mandideep, 15 at Ladkui, 14 at Babai, 12 at Ahmedpur, 10 each at Berasia and Dehgaon, 9 at Itarsi, 8 at Nasrullaganj, 6 at Kothri, 4 each at Ichhawar and Shyampur, 3 at Seoni Malwa and 2 each at Sehore and Raisen.
Managing Trustee L C Janiyani said that in Covid-19 Pandemic conditions, organizing free eye camps in rural areas is not possible.
Opening of these vision centers will replace the need of free eye camps. He further said that the cataract patients identified in vision centers will be operated at SSEH. He said that the possibilities of Tele-Ophthalmology Diagnosis system is also being explored and in coming future. Eye patients of rural areas will probably get the benefits of new diagnosis method.
Besides, to mark the World Sight Day, Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital organized a Quiz competition of its employees of different caders. Employees of HR wing won the first prize. This quiz competition was conducted by Quality Control Manager Poonam Parwani, Hospital Administrator Bharti Janiyani was also present.