Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 06, 2009:
The Shija Eye Care Foundation, a unit of Shija Healthcare and Research Institute, Langol is organizing a free eye camp on October 8 to commemorate the World Sight Day at its OPD, informed Dr Kh Palin, secretary, Shija Care and Research Institute today in a statement.
Second Thursday of October is observed as World Sight Day every year to create awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment.
The key message of 2009 World Sight Day is "Gender and Eye Health-equal access to care".
Upto 80% of cases of blindness are avoidable, either resulting from preventable conditions (20%) or being treatable (60%) so that sight is restored.
Prevention and treatment of vision loss are among the most cost-effective and successful of all health interventions.