A student in Son La has his eyes examined under the programme (Photo: VNA)Son La (VNA)
– The eye hospital of the northern province of Son La provided free eye care
services for nearly 1,000 students in Thuan Chau district and Son La city during
December 3-4.
The hospitals provided
the students with , screening for refractive error, and free
glasses. It also organised a painting contest to promote eye care and
protection.
Around 400 pairs of
glasses have been given to students with vision problems throughout the
charitable programme.
Son La is a mountainous
province where a majority of habitants are ethnic minority people of different
groups. The local ethnic minority people, particularly the children, have
limited access to eye care services. As such, the event was held to increase
awareness of vision problems, such as refractive error, among teachers,
students, and parents and improve the local eye care service system.
According to Vu Tien
Quyen, Director of the Son La Eye Hospital, refractive errors like near-sightedness,
far-sightedness and astigmatism are the main causes of vision
loss, blindness, and other sight-related disabilities which ultimately affect children’s
ability to study as well as their general daily activities. –VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
