The Kashyap memorial Eye Hospital and National Highways Authority of India jointly launched a unique initiative for road safety in the State organising a five-day-long eye checkup cum glasses distribution camp for truck drivers nea Pundag Toll Plaza here at NH 33. The camp is being organised from October 2 to 6 on the directions of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
On the third day of the camp as any as 502 truck drivers were screened out of which four were found to with cataract. Those who needed eye glasses were given the same for free. The cataract surgery of truck drivers will be conducted for free at KMEH.
Founder Director of KMEH Dr Bharti Kashyap said that the whole team of the hospital was screening eyes of truck drivers through computer voice process and providing them free eye glasses. The eye pressure of the drivers is also being measured through computerised system so that they could be treated in case of glaucoma.
“According to National Highway Authority of India survey around 25 to 40 % of truck drivers face vision problems. By improving their eyesight we can decrease the number of road accidents considerably,” she said.
Dr Kashyap today left for lisbon, Portugal to take part in the annual conference of the European Union Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. She will present two scientific papers on bladeless laser surgery of cataract in the conference.