A team of dedicated medics from Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital held free eye checkup camps for students studying in rural areas of Khunti district. The camps set up under the Vision for Rural Jharkhand programme of the hospital saw huge participation of schoolchildren from the Naxal affected district.
In phase I of the camp held on September 16 around 250 children of Murhu and Arki were checked up and 100 among them were found to be having eye problems. On September 17 in phase II that was organized in Kalamati area 105 kids out of 250, were found to be suffering from eye related issues. In Phase II (September 18) and phase IV (September 19) 600 children’s eyes were checked in Torpa.
Some kids were found to be vitamin deficient and the medics provided them free vitamin supplements during the camp.
The hospital authorities have planned to distribute free eye-glasses (Spectacles) to the kids by DC, SP and DSE of Khunti on September 30 in the presence of Medical Director of the hospital Dr. Bharti Kashyap. 10 children, who were found to be suffering from cataract during the checkup camps will be operated by Dr Bharti Kashyap after initial checkup.