Free Eye Screening For KNUST Students

So in our previous POST we said there was going to be a free health screening exercise on the 26th of Febraury which was yesterday and God been so good everything went on as planned. So yesterday the day for the student representative council’s free health screening exercise for the students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and we are proud to have been part of the eye screening section of the whole program.

It may sound difficult to believe for some you who may be coming from the more developed countries where eye care is predominate and a part of the day to day routine but in some of the developing countries like ours, a individual may end having up having his first ocular examination at the age of 35, 40, 45 years and above and most often than not they would be reporting with a condition that may have progressed to the point of vision deterioration that may even be difficult to save. The issue has to do with both education on the subject and also predominantly poverty. The poor die young indeed, we can rephrase that by saying the poor loss their vision in the developing world, simply because they cant afford to have routine eye examinations unless something is wrong and even that they may wait till the point of serious progression.

It is for these reasons and may more why the Student Representative Body decided on this and why we were so proud to support the course by offering free eye screening service to the students. What better way to serve humanity than to provide @bettervision. Charity does begin at home.

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.

To help in the fight of extreme poverty that puts the health of people at risk

Our greatest gratitude goes to @fundition @adollaraday @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza @indigoocean @nanzo-scoop @steemstem @demotruk @pennsif @steem-ambassador @kasho and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.

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