The time has come for a new vision, new light and new hope
Regular checkups are good for our health, unfortunately in our part of the world people would never visit the hospital unless the sickness has become severe such that they become bed ridden or are is so much pain that they can take it anymore which should be so. Knowing this, we have decided to take the healthcare service to them instead they coming to us at the clinic.
Visual health should never be taken for granted. You would not want to wait till things exacerbate before coming to the clinic for treatment, you may just end up damaging you sight for a very long while if not permanently, some people even end up losing the eye itself, most often people don’t get the severity of ocular manifestations until it is too late. We intend to change that.
Poco a poco, We will get there
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 @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.
This is me @nattybongo reporting for @bettervision. Thanks for your time