Towards Elimination of Avoidable Blindness

09 January 2023, Giridih-Deoghar: In course of eradicating avoidable blindness in remote rural areas, Sightsavers supported & NBJK run Vision Centre; Bengabad (Giridih) is committed for community awareness and household screening at villages in different blocks of Giridih district.

The vision centre is associated with Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar by NBJK and during the period of 5th to 9th January 2023, it organized seven screening camps at Dhardharo, Ektara, Phursodih, Maharaidih, Harodih, Phuphundi and Bhuji villages of Jamua, Bengabad, Deori blocks. Also many villagers have reached to the Vision Centre voluntarily for their eye checkup.

The initiative resulted as 153 OPD with detection of 86 eye patients with Refractive Error, 59 with Cataract, 8 with Pterygium while 11 patients availed necessary medicines. These all were very needy persons from poor socio-economic background and beyond reach of any eye care service.

At the base hospital at Deoghar, our medical team has provided follow up service to a number of discharged patients.