The State Blindness Control Society will launch door-to-door eye check-up campaign in different phases from May 6 in the Naxal affected areas besides the state capital. One development block each from all districts of the state has selected for this campaign.
Under the campaign, government and private eye specialists, with the assistance of health workers, will check the eyes of the aged, children and women and after finding persons affected with various eye diseases, including cataract, they would be treated according to their situation.
The State Blindness Control Society, under the complete eye protection programme, has been running the campaign with an aim to bring awareness among people and to provide them information about the protection of eyes. The department got unexpected results from the campaign. A large number of people suffering from cataract and other eye diseases could be found and by providing timely treatment their eyesight could be saved.
The 10-day campaign organised in each district will start at Raipur (Abhanpur) from May 6 to 15, Bematara (Berala) from May 6 – 24, Balod (Gurur) from May 6-27, Janjgir (Navagarh) from May 6-24, Dantewada (Geedam) from May 6-16, Korba (Ghargoda) May 8-20, Sarguja (lundra) May 8-17, Kondagaon (Visrampur) from May 9-18, Mahasamund (Mahasamund) from May 10-20, Gariaband (Chhura) from May 11-20, Korea (Baikundpur) May 12-22, Dhamtari (Magarlod) from May 13-16 and 20-22, Kabirdham (Kavadha) May 14-24, Bilaspur (Kota) from May 14-22, Kanker (Charama) from May 15-24, Balodabazar (Simga) from May 1-11, Bastar (Bakavand) from May 1-10 and 24-24.
The date of the campaign for Durg, Rajnandgaon, Raigarh, Mungeli, Jashpur, Surajpur, Balrampur, Bijapur, Narayanpur and Sukma districts has not yet been decided, but the eye check-up will be completed in these districts also by the end of May. On the availability of additional specialists the medical operation of people suffering from cataract would be performed at the camps.
President of Blindness Control Society and senior eye specialist Dr Sushma Mishra said that even now people are not fully aware of the protection of their eyes. People residing in cities immediately approach hospitals and doctors when they face any eye problem, but those who dwelling in villages and naxal affected areas are unable to do check-up of their eyes due to lack of conveyance facility, she added.