Berendina conducts eye camp

Berendina Development Services (BDS) conducted an eye camp for 4,215 client families in Dehiowita. As many as 1,565 of the clients needed further eye care; 1,427 needed spectacles and 38 were diagnosed for cataract operations. This shows that over 30 percent of the families had at least one person needing eye care.

The organisers said that they were appalled at the state of eye care in an area 48 km from the capital, and 5.7 km from Avissawella.

BDS provides free pairs of spectacles and lenses for cataract operations to clients as part of its overall program. Berendina has provided spectacles to over 15,000 people and lenses for 1,331 cataract operations in rural and plantation areas.