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Eye check-up camp for elders

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Ranjan K Baruah 10 July, 2008 06:26:00
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Excel North East Development (ENED), a Guwahati based voluntary organization had recently organized a free eye check up camp at Moirapur Health sub centre under Rani Block on 6th July 2008. The programme was part of the village development programme being carried out by the ENED in the Greater Rani locality, near Guwahati. More than 100 people were checked during the eye camp in which 23 cases of cataract was detected as the camp was mainly for the elderly persons of the locality. Dr K P Tarun and Dr Bhupendra Deka from Lions Eye Hospital participated in the camp and provided their service to the people. ENED is also part of 'Total Sanitation Campaign' in different parts of the state coinciding with the Year of Sanitation.
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