(CT) – Responding to Action Month for the Elderly (NCT) 2023, the Elderly Association of Hung Loi Ward, Ninh Kieu District in collaboration with Medic International Eye Center, Hoa Hao General Hospital - Medic Can Tho has just organized an eye examination. , consulting and providing free medicine for over 200 elderly people in the area.
Doctor examines and advises on eye diseases for Vietnamese Heroic Mother Duong Thi Nga, in area 2, Hung Loi ward. Photo provided by the Ward Elderly Association
Here, the elderly are examined by doctors, have their eyesight measured, and are consulted about eye diseases; provide free treatment instructions and medicines. Through examination, the number of elderly with eye disease was referred by doctors to Medic International Eye Center for surgery and reducing treatment costs. Previously, the Elderly Association of An Binh Ward coordinated with Saigon Eye Hospital to provide consultation, examination and treatment for eye diseases for 220 elderly people in the area.
According to the Representative Board of the Elderly Association of Ninh Kieu District, in the first 6 months of 2023, the whole district had 1.813 elderly with eye diseases, most of which were cataracts. In which, 1.620 elderly people received eye treatment and surgery, an amount of 1,62 billion VND and 1.452 elderly people were mobilized to donate eyeglasses. The rest of the elderly will continue to receive treatment.
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