BCR NEWS (Mumbai): Leaders in the eye care industry,┬аVision Sankara, Mumbai┬а part of Sankara Eye Foundation,┬а will conduct comprehensive eye examinations for the employees of the┬аImmigration Department at the international Airport.┬аThe event is to take place between 7th┬а-10th┬аAugust, from 10am to 4pm, at ┬аtheInternational Airport Complex, Andheri.┬а
The event will be inaugurated by┬аDeputy Commissioner of Police DCP – Immigration Department “Smt. Aswati Dorje┬а“.On the Philanthropic gesture by Vision Sankara,┬аSmt Dorje says,┬атАЭEyes are the ┬аcritical component of the тАЬVisual SensoryтАЭ experience. Through this Screening program organized by Vision Sankara, we will get a chance to evaluate the health of┬а this primaryтАЬsenseтАЭ, our eyesight. This evaluation will go a long way in in ensuring our ability to focus on performance during work┬а thereby serving not only Mumbaikars but entire nation through this Gateway of IndiaтАЭ.
Immigration officers play a key role in performing a number of security duties as they screen millions of passengersthrough complex systems. Constant stress and strain on the pupils coupled with rotating shift timings make theimmigration employees likely candidates for Computer Vision Syndrome, leading to Refractive errors and eye diseases that arise out of occupational and lifestyle hazards. Vision screening programs are intended to help identify employees who may have undetected vision problems and refer them for further evaluation.
On the goals of the upcoming event, ┬аMr. ManojJeswani, Unit Head, Vision Sankara,Malad, says тАЬPreventive Eye-care is a key area area that Sankara is focusing on and is constantly trying to raise awareness ┬аabout. More than 30% ofthe Blindness cases in India are a case of Preventable blindness ┬аand unfortunately┬а are not getting treated┬а in timely fashion┬а due to veil of ignorance, affordability or a label of incurable stamped over it. тАШThe Vision 20/20тАЩ programof Sankara aims ┬аto eradicate this preventable blindness.. As such we feel proud of equipping the employees of the Immigration department with quality eye care.тАЭ
About Sankara Eye Foundation:
Sankara Eye Foundation┬аis a┬аNon Profit NGO┬аand is part of┬аthe Sri KanchiKamakoti Medical Trustfounded in 1977 at Coimbatore with a┬аvision to provide quality eyecare to its discerning patients. With a goal of replicating one Sankara Eye Hospital in every State in India, the group is working towards freedom from preventable and curable blindness – ” Vision 20/20┬аby the year 2020 ” – wherein no one would be needlessly blind. ItтАЩs┬аa chain of 13 eye hospitals comprising a team of 200 doctors, 600 paramedical professionals, 275 support staff and total bed strength of 1800.┬а Sankara┬аworks on a 80:20 model┬аwhere 80% of the beneficiaries are the rural poor who receive totally free eyecare while the balance 20% are the┬а affordable sections of the society, who pay for their treatment thereby cross subsidizing the free eye-care services. It has performed┬аover 1.3 million Free Eye-care surgeries┬аand 500+ vision restoring surgeries are performed in Sankara Hospitals across India daily.
