Eye Care Services Down to Villages

18 January 2023, Giridih-Jamui: NBJK run Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar and its associated Vision Centre, Bengabad (Giridih) with support of Sightsavers have sent medical teams at villages like Dudhnaiyo, Badkitand, Chunglo, Badibad, Gurha, Dasodih, Pokhoria, Dumri, Parsabani, Fursodih etc. in Birni, Jamua, Bengabad, Sono blocks of Giridih and Jamui districts to organize free eye checkup camps.

During the period of 11-18 January 2023, the initiative resulted as a dozen eyes screening camps at remote villages of Jharkhand-Bihar and ensured 308 OPD. There were 72 cases of Refractive Error, 165 of Cataract, 13 of Pterygium, 01 of DCR while 35 eye patients have been provided medicines and 12 have obtained glasses.

All Cataract ridden patients will get free surgery facility at VRB Eye Hospital, Deoghar.

These villages are deprived of any nearby eye health care service centre and situated amid naxal prone areas. VRBEH has conducted eye screening of villagers on Community Awareness & Household Screening mode.