Eye Checkup-cum-Cataract Detection Camp Held under “Netra Vasant”

24 February 2022, Katkamsandi (Hazaribagh): Under Netra Vasant – Rural Eye Health Program, a free Eye Checkup-cum-Cataract Detection camp was organized by NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh) with support of Sightsavers, District Blindness Control Society and Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society.

The camp held at JSLPS premise and ensured 146 OPD on the spot. The medical team has identified 39 persons suffering from Cataract, sent 35 patients to base hospital for their free of cost surgery and prescribed glasses & medicines for remaining patients.

Dr. Praveen Kumar, Ms Madhupriya, Ms Sanju Devi from LNJPEH, Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPM) & Deepak Sharma from Sightsavers as well as Mr. Sudheer Kumar Gupta (BPM), Rinku Kumari, Mrs. Shobha Kumari (CCS), Mr. Aman, Mr. Kavindra and others from JSLPS have contributed to make the event successful.

It’s significant that 90% blindness is avoidable, of which nearly 82% is due to Cataract while 8% is caused by uncorrected refractive errors.