Village Vision 2020 The Village Vision 2020 project will be conducted as part of the Symbiosis Primary Eye Care Service (SPECS) project, the aim of which is: Supporting sustainable development by reducing low vision and blindness with a focus on primary eye care, eye health education and training of skilled eye care personnel.
UCF is proud to report this is the fifth year Symbiosis have successfully applied for a small grant to support their provision of eye care, specifically eye cataract surgery, in Bangladesh.
Project Objectives:
Facilitate improved quality of life and development participation for the poor by providing primary eye care and treating blindness caused by cataracts
Strengthen Symbiosis’ grassroots development work by building trust through demonstrating practical care and concern
Project Outcomes:
Screening of patients: Symbiosis will conduct vision screening for around 200 people and will provide low cost eye care treatment as required
Identifying cataract patients: Symbiosis will determine the 20 most needy patients from those identified as being blind due to bilateral cataracts
Surgery provision: Symbiosis will arrange transport to and from Mymensingh and cataract surgery (utilising intra-ocular lenses) for 20 patients through the BNSB eye hospital
Post-operative care and assistance: Symbiosis will provide post-operative care to the 20 patients to reduce the risk of complications
The directors of UCF were pleased once again to contribute a grant of $2,000 to the Village Vision project for 2020 and congratulate Symbiosis International on the continuation of this important programme.
Symbiosis International (Bangladesh)
The Village Vision 2020 project will be conducted as part of the Symbiosis Primary Eye Care Service (SPECS) project, the aim of which is: Supporting sustainable development by reducing low vision and blindness with a focus on primary eye care, eye health education and training of skilled eye care personnel.
UCF is proud to report this is the fifth year Symbiosis have successfully applied for a small grant to support their provision of eye care, specifically eye cataract surgery, in Bangladesh.
Project Objectives:
Project Outcomes:
The directors of UCF were pleased once again to contribute a grant of $2,000 to the Village Vision project for 2020 and congratulate Symbiosis International on the continuation of this important programme.
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