No fewer than 2,278 cataract patients were screened for the final screening of this year’s free cataract operation annually organised by Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate. From the pool, 1,400 have been slated for free surgeries at the Lagos State General Hospital, Lagos from February 20 through March 6, 2018.
In a chat with Good Health Weekly during the screening that took place at the Indoor Eye Foundation Hospital , the President, Rotary Club of Lagos, Palmgrove Estate, Atul Kshetry said the programme is part of the Club’s Mission for Vision programme to restore sight to the less privileged.
He said the screening started in September, 2017 with 23 Clubs participating, and every year, the Club provides 1,400 people with quality free cataract surgeries.
He explained that the Indoor Eye Foundation hospital which is being put up by the Indian community based in…
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