Plus 1,000 patients get free eye checkups and operation

18/01/2021, 09:58

BTO- The Provincial Sponsoring Association for People with Disabilities and Orphaned Children teamed up with Nguyen Trai Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) observed free-of-charge eye check-ups to about 1,000 disadvantaged people in Bac Binh and Tanh Linh district.

The event took place on January 16th in Bac Binh and on the following day (January 17th) in Tanh Linh. About 1,000 patients’ eyes were screened while 400 of them were indicated for cataract surgery. The program is implemented at the North Binh Thuan regional Hospital and the Tanh Linh Medical Center.

The program’s cost came from benefactors and sponsors. It is a meaningful activity, regularly held to bring light to the elderly.

Translated by My Thien (Source: Binh Thuan Online)


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