Outreach at Atasemanso

So as already mentiomed in preparations towards world glaucoma awareness week celebration and world optometry week celebration we would be embarking on lots of outreaching within the the time frame left to conscientize and sensitize people about the various ocular condition that are causing people to loss their sights with emphasis on glaucoma and how best to live your life to be a little safe.

The outreach at Atasemanso was centered mainly at the Rural Community School because of which it became pertinent that we gave more attention to the students than the community people who wanted to partake. A total of 15 teachers were screened and 300 students got the chance to partake.

The program began with a general assembly where participants who gathered at the assembly hall were informed about the proceedings for the day and also educated on some of these conditions briefly with more emphasis on Refractive errors and glaucoma, refractive errors was due to the presence of the pupils.

The program started at 8:30 and lasted till 3pm. Main conditions diagnosed was refractive errors and binocular vision anomalies with the case of convergence insufficiency been more dominant. A second trip may be required to the community to reach the rest of the townfolks however the next outreach program is geared towards the Kotei town another similar rural community in Kumasi.

What is @bettervision about?

@bettervision is is a project initiated by @nattybongo and friends to give back to the society the knowledge and skill acquired through the Optometric Studies in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.It is an outreach system where we visit the less privileged communities to offer free eye screening services and education to the people within the community

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To reduce or prevent vision loss through diseases such as glaucoma, cataract and refractive errors.

To enlighten the majority of the Ghanaian population about the importance of proper visual care.

To conscientize people on the need for regular eye checks

To get more people to have their wards screened within the Critical periods of a Child’s Vision Development; thus from ages 3 to till about 10 years.

To help the blind and people with low vision live a better life within the society through education of the general public to stop stigmatization.

To help in the fight of extreme poverty that puts the health of people at risk

Our greatest gratitude goes to @fundition @adollaraday @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza @indigoocean @nanzo-scoop @steemstem @demotruk @pennsif @steem-ambassador @kasho and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.