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School based Eye disease and trachoma prevention project in Malawi

date:2018-11-15 count:3,003

School based Eye disease and trachoma prevention project in Malawi

“An Eye Camp filled with the smile”

-Eye care service base on school Outreach-

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2018 in September, Malawi has been conducting free eye screening services for primary school students in 31 schools, starting with Ekhama and Nankuyu primary schools in the town of Machinga, Malawi.

Students of Ekhama and Nankuyu primary School are wating for Eye screening

The Eye screening service, which was supported by L'OCccitane, started out loud with the laughter of curious students about the equipment they had never seen before.

Eye screening & Students are waiting for Eye screening

The Ophthalmic Clinical Officer visited the primary school, and They are conducting Eye Sight Test, Eye screening and prescribing Eye drops. Students who will need glasses and surgery in the future will also be provided with glasses and surgery.

And the provision of Glasses and surgical support will be done after consultation and counselling of their respective parents. Counselling is aimed at providing critical information and soliciting buy-in of parents to mitigate myths about eye surgeries, a common barrier to accessing eye health services in Malawi.

Screening of a student & Eye Sight test

A girl under Eye Sight test & A boy provided eye drop

Please keep watching the primary school students of Malawi Machinga County so that they can look at the world with healthy eyes!

* School-based eye disease and trachoma prevention project in Malawi is supported by L'Occitane to prevent eye disease and trachoma in the Malawi Machinga county and contribute to the prevention of blindness.

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