Eye camp for visually impaired children

Tribune News Service

Kullu, August 20

The District Red Cross Society organised a special eye camp for visually impaired children at the Regional, Hospital, Kullu today. The society has taken a special initiative in collaboration with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Health Department, Indira Gandhi Medical College Administration and the Social Justice and Empowerment Department.

In this special camp, a team of specialist doctors from the Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, and ophthalmologists from the the regional hospital examined 130 children.

During the investigation, more 18 children were diagnosed with the possibility of treatment and surgery.

Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, Yunus Khan, who is also the chairperson of the Red Cross Society, said the main aim of the camp was to make efforts to revive the eyesight of such children. “After conducting medical examination by experts, if there will be any possibility of corrective measures, the authorities will bear all medical expenses,” he added.

“If we succeed to change the lives of these children, it will be a huge success for us in our mission. The District Red Cross Society will provide all possible support for the surgery, other treatments and psychological treatment of these children,” he said. He said such camps would be organised at other places of the district in the coming days to help the needy.