Vision Aid Overseas (VOA) pays us a visit

At the beginning of this week we had volunteers from Vision Aid Overseas coming over to visit us. The visit is geared towards helping us to enrich our practical skills for a better practice when we step out there to practice and take care of others. It is a 2 weeks visit during which activities would include educational sessions, practical sessions and free eye screening exercises at neighboring towns and villages. The visit are frequent and the focus is mostly on the clinical students since we are the ones who would be going out there all the time to perform eye screening exercises and the likes.

Vision Aid Overseas (VOA) is are registered charity organization in the UK and they seek to serve African countries by means of optical aid and rendering services. Their main focus is on the Optometric Profession, it was founded in the year 1985 and as at then till now they have over 23 african coutries and have helped in conducting eye tests for over 600,000 patients, out of which 350000 have had their vision improved by means of lens aids or spectacles. As such it is always a pleasure to have them over to help in the course of bettervision for all.

We say Ayekoo to all VOA volunteers and many thanks to all our supporters and donors, it our fervent prayer you all remain blessed even as you help us touch lives out there.

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 @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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