Project Description
Barsana Eye Care
Blindness, especially Cataract, is a major challenge all over the world. The incidence of blindness is rampant at Barsana and around. For the estimated service population of 300000 in & around Barsana, the following workload can be estimated.
World Scenario
Barsana Scenario
The incidence of blindness is rampant at Barsana and around. For the estimated service population of 300000 in & around Barsana, the following workload can be estimated.
In the initial years equipments, medicines, lenses & microscopes were transported from Mumbai to Barsana & volunteers would take efforts to build a fully-equipped sterile Operation Theater(OT)two weeks before commencement of the camp. A total of 200+ volunteers comprising of physicians, Ophthalmologists, Nurses & Assistants came forward for serving this cause. It is held during January-February period every year. Later, camps were held during the first week of every month which has now become a daily activity considering the magnitude of blindness.