Outreach at Sempoa, Eastern Region

The festivities of the Christmas and the opening of a new year came along with it great opportunities to organize eye screening services for people and for @bettervision volunteers to be up and doing, enlightening people about ocular first aid, common ocular diseases and the need to see the optometrist regularly and so on and so forth

This outreach was organized in the eastern region of Ghana in a town called Sempoa, quite a big region out of the now 16 regions of Ghana after the recent referendum to segregate the 10 further. It was an opportunity to get people of the town to check their eyes following most people been home and around for the holiday festivities. It is amazing how much can be accomplished in a few days of holidays.

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.

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