More than 140 low income residents of Bukit Batok East enjoyed a free eye screening yesterday. The seven-hour mass screening event was organized by the area's grassroots organisations and the Singapore Optometric Association (SOA), together with students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic.
Throughout the event, residents received free prescription spectacles that were donated by industry sponsors. About one in five of the residents was also referred for further medical check-ups for conditions that included cataracts and glaucoma.
Jurong GRC MP and Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob, who visited the event, said: "Our society is ageing so rapidly, and vision problems are very much associated with age. For the elderly, sometimes the eyes are the most neglected part of the body... But the problem gradually gets worse, complication (develop) and they can become blind. Once they lose their sight, it becomes so sad because then it affects their mobility."
Thoughts:
- When people think about caring about needy people, how high is the priority on the care for health and eyes?
Thoughts anyone?
Yours,
Something Small Thinking Big
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