Eye Screening Camp at NBJK Coordination Office

Loknayak Jaiprakash eye hospital, Bahera (Chouparan) has organized eye screening camp on April 2, 2015 for all at premises of NBJK coordination office, village-Amrit Nagar, Hazaribag. The camp was supported by SKS Microfinance and around 250 persons with eye/vision problem from Amrit Nagar and neighboring villages like Oriya, Singhaani, Jagdishpur, Sakhiya, Baheri, Chano, Silwar, Sarauni etc. have come here for check up. There were facilities to check patients of cataract, refraction and diabetic retinopathy also by confirming their blood sugar and blood pressure instantly. More than 50 people were diagnosed as suffering from cataract and their surgery will take place at the base hospital shortly. Most of the patients were old aged, women, children and those do not get chance to avail eye care facilities easily. A number of staffs from LNJPEH and SKS Microfinance have contributed to make the camp successful. LNJPEH will organize more eye screening camps with support from SKS Microfinance on 7, 9 and 14 April at LNJPEH vision center (Hazaribag town), Kariyatpur and Dhamna villages in Ichak and Barhi blocks of the district. Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (Director, LNJPEH) has confirmed that early access to eye care services is always vital for prevention or cure and the hospital aims to reach common people with such initiatives.