As many as 300 persons mostly youth were found to be affected by ‘Cornea Opacity’ during the eye testing campaign of the Health Department held in each block of all the districts of the State.
Now, further eye test of these patients would be done in various medical college hospitals of the State.During the campaign, which was continued for 10-12 days, eye test of 25 lakh people was carried out across the State.
The Department has been running the campaign in the State for prevention of eye diseases. like last year, eye test of thousands of people has been done by organising health camps in each block of all districts, between May 5 and 16. In Raipur district, camps were organised in the villages of Abhanpur block last year.
This year camps were organised in Aarang block. Nine teams from the district went to 168 villages and tested eyes of people. Similarly, teams from other districts also went to villages for testing eyes of people. It has been said that during the drive, different eye diseases were tested. From Glaucoma to all other diseases were tested and registered.
Free medicines have been made available to the patients of small diseases. However, people suffering from serious diseases were advised to take treatment from district or medical college hospitals. As such, eyes of total 25 lakh people of all age group were tested.
State Programme Officer (Blindness) Dr Subhash Mishra said that eye test of thousands of people had been done during the campaign launched last year. Several people were found suffering from different diseases. This year the drive has been launched from May 5 to 16 in each block of all the
27 districts. District level teams were formed for the campaign. During eye test, 300 out of the total 25 lakh people tested were found affected with Cornea Opacity and their treatment would be done in medical college hospitals.
Dr Mishra said that most of the Cornea Opacity affected were youths. They have lost eyesight as they suffered injuries in eyes.As such, their Cornea should be changed.
Now, it would come to know after testing that how many of them would benefit from the cornea transplantation. Cornea of those patients would be changed, who would be benefited from it, Others would be given blindness certificate. last year, cornea of 33 people had been changed.
111 people donate eyes
It has been learnt that during the campaign 111 people have donated their eyes, of which 98 are from Raipur district. For the first time, 8 people from Bilaspur donated their eyes. Eye donations were reported from Rajim and other places also.