Events

The free eye medical camp event will take place at the Shree Hind Bhavin Samal located on Plot 4-19, Crawford Avenue, Kamuli Municipality.

The Capital Times have learnt that the foundation will offer services like Eye Screening, Cataract surgery, free glasses and blood drive.

Cataracts remain the leading cause of Blindness in low/middle-income families, the highest burden is thought to be in the Karamoja plus Busoga regions and according to Dr Susan Kikira, a consultant ophthalmologist, cataracts cause 57% of blindness cases in the nation, and uncorrected refractive errors are the most frequent cause of visual impairment.

Based on this medical background, more than 2000 people with different eye problems are expected to turn up on the 20th and 21st of August, 2022 in Kamuli district.

We’ve further established that the North Indian Cultural Association (NICA), Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Abacus Parental Drug Limited, SSDM Temple, Rwenzori Bottling Company Ltd, Euroflex Ltd (Eurofoam), Pearl Dairy Farms Ltd (Lato milk), Harris International (Riham) will also render tremendous support to the cause.