Mega Christmas Screening Exercise Coming Up

Christmas is all about charity and giving, it is for this reason why @bettervision is joining Awiam Hospital in the very upcoming mega eye screening exercise at the Kumasi City Mall, Ashanti Region, Ghana. It comes off this Saturday, on the 22nd of December, 2018. We entreat all within the metropolis to come around and get their eyes Checked. The Purpose of the screening exercise is early detection of “the silent thief of sight”, Glaucoma, which causes irreversible damage to the optic nerve resulting in loss of vision. Early Detection saves sights.

Your support and love is deeply and very much appreciated

What is @bettervision about?

@bettervision is is a project initiated by @nattybongo and friends to give back to the society the knowledge and skill acquired through the Optometric Studies in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.It is an outreach system where we visit the less privileged communities to offer free eye screening services and education to the people within the community

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To reduce or prevent vision loss through diseases such as glaucoma, cataract and refractive errors.

To enlighten the majority of the Ghanaian population about the importance of proper visual care.

To conscientize people on the need for regular eye checks

To get more people to have their wards screened within the Critical periods of a Child’s Vision Development; thus from ages 3 to till about 10 years.

To help the blind and people with low vision live a better life within the society through education of the general public to stop stigmatization.

Our greatest gratitude goes to @fundition @adollaraday @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.

This is me @nattybongo reporting for @bettervision. Thanks for your time