Event

HelpAge celebrates with free cataract surgeries

HelpAge Eye Hospital, Wellawatta will perform 50 free cataract surgeries for underprivileged senior citizens on March 7.

The program will be conducted to coincide with the 30th anniversary of HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL).

This is a concept of Chairman, HelpAge Deshabandu Tilak de Zoysa.

The program will commence at 5.00 a.m..

Fifty patients will be selected from patients visiting the hospital and patients screened by the HelpAge Mobile Medical Unit from various parts of the country.

De Zoysa said this was the first time a hospital conducted such a large number of free cataract surgeries in a day.

He said "In addition, we perform twenty cataract surgeries every day for senior citizens at the HelpAge Eye Hospital, Wellawatte at no cost to its beneficiaries."

Manager, HelpAge Eye Hospital, Ajitha de Alwis said "We use high quality imported lenses for the surgeries."

HASL Executive Director Samantha Liyanawaduge said HelpAge distributes free spectacles, equipment for the differently-abled and conducts free mobile medical and eye camps countrywide,"

He also appealed tothose interested to join hands with HelpAge to restore vision and improve the living standards of needy elders by contacting 112803752/53/54.

Pera Alumni Association AGM

The 25th Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo Chapter will be held today at 9.30 a.m. at Bird Park, Buthgamuwa Road, Kalapaluwawa, Rajagiriya.

The Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University Prof. Upul Dissanayake will be the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour, Karunasena Hettiarachchi, Secretary to Ministry of Defence.

A new Council of Management will be elected. Members of the Colombo Chapter are invited to be present and enjoy the day's proceedings with campus highlights of yesteryear such as music inherent to Peradeniya and other entertainment lined up to make it a memorable day.

Lunch tickets will be available at the gate on the day of the event.