World Sight Day Outreaches: Boadi M/A Basic School (Group A-Pediatrics)

Good Health together with Good Sense are some of the world's greatest blessings

So due to the fact the fact that the outreaches was organized to take care of lots of communities at a go we had different Groups undergoing the exercise at different locations, Boadi, Apiadu and Ayeduase respectively, each of these groups were further divided into two for each site, the geriatrics groups and the pediatric groups, this was to make the whole process smooth and quicker since pediatrics most often came with peculiar case histories that are different from that of adults.

Most of the students came in with refractive errors which was to be expected since children hardly had extremely serious ocular pathological manifestations except in some rare cases, for instance one with type one diabetes mellitus may have accelerated formation of cataract resulting in early surgical procedures for extraction, or some perhaps some severe infections or even traumatic keratitis since kids like to play and play hard.

It is always a joy to work with kids since they bring smiles on their faces to the consulting table and their curiosity to the instruments used and every action you take keeps you excited as you work. I guess we can call it work and happiness.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow

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