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RAJASTHAN OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY EVENTS
examinations were conducted in Sri Ganganagar
to draw attention to the necessity and benefits YOGITA RAJGANDHI AT DFY CAMP
of quality treatment by medical professionals.
MGM Hospital, Navi Mumbai.
Opticians, optometric consultants and
Thirty-one adults and children got a detailed
representatives of renowned optical businesses
screening for both distance and near vision and
came together for a rally at Chaura Rasta in
anterior-posterior segments evaluation, and
Jaipur to increase awareness, to discuss the issue
many were prescribed glasses. They were also
of low vision at an early age, the use of tools and
given information about general eye health,
equipment, the economic impact and the use
refractive errors, cataract surgery, amblyopia,
of technological advancement in the optical
guidance on occupational vision needs, and
industry. ROTI showed their appreciation for
digital eye strain in children in particular. It was
optometrists, their hard work and professional
found that eye health awareness and needs
services by presenting them with retinoscopes.
in the rural population was no different from
ROTI’s initiatives were appreciated by the the urban ones. All the attendees enjoyed a
district authorities and covered by leading Maharashtrian lunch that concluded the event.
regional newspapers.
RAJASTHAN OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY
DOCTORS FOR YOU ORGANISED EYE EVENTS
CHECK-UPS
Vision screening, eye health care awareness,
Doctors For You (DFY), a pan-India pamphlet distribution to spread awareness
humanitarian organisation with an international about optometry, a walkathon and meeting
presence has been working in various disaster were the series of activities organised by the
hit zones since the last 13 years. Its focus Rajasthan Optometric Society (ROS) in Jaipur
is on providing medical care to vulnerable on 23 March. Around 300 vision screenings
communities during crisis and non-crisis were done and more than 500 people were
situations, and emergency medical aid to people counselled about eye awareness.
affected by natural disasters, conflicts and
Around 75 optometrists from various
epidemics.
corporates and hospitals as well as private
All the safety precautions required practitioners and 40 plus prominent opticians
during the pandemic were in place for a got together for the event. They included ROS
health project that was organised on 23 president Abhinav Maharwal, its secretary
March for the tribal community of Hedavali Rajendra Kumar Goyal, membership committee
village, Karchundi-Raigad district, Maharashtra. in-charge Rakesh Sharma, Optical Association of
On hand were the DFY team of senior India general secretary Anand Maharwal, senior
optometrist Yogita Rajgandhi, health assistants optometrist Ashima Bharghav, Sukhdev Rohilla,
Sonali and Savita, DFY coordinator Ashrendra Ramesh Jangid, Shanti Maharwal, Vishnu
Kumar and optometry intern students from Maharwal, Ashish Jain and Rajesh Jangid.
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