World Sight Day Preparation, An Ophthalmoscope from a Benefactor

One of the leading causes of preventable blindness in the developing countries and across the globe as whole is cataract

In preparations toward World Sight Day which comes off on the 10th of October, we have been acquiring instruments to facilitate all our outreaches since lots of outreaches are been conducted within the time frame from now till the actual day of the celebration and even beyond. Today I received a Reister Ophthalmoscope from a benefactor in support of the project propagation and I thought it wise to share this great news with the community.

In obtaining the instruments some few of us from @bettervision decided to take a stroll on campus to screen some few students within the Neighboring hostels just to check the instruments power and in doing so lots of students benefited from a free unplanned screening exercise. Nothing out of the usual was seen and lots of education was given to people concerning proper eye care.

>We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give

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 @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