Residence of FCT Received Free Eye Screening to Commemorate World Sight Day Folalumi Alaran Ahead of the 2022 World Sight Day, road workers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have recieved free medical eye screening, to m
Ahead of the 2022 World Sight Day, road workers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have recieved free medical eye screening, to mark the occasion held every second Thursday in October annually.
Speaking during the event which was part of the activities to mark World Sight Day, representative of the National Eye Health Programme, NEHP, under the Ministry of Health, Dr Obi Chimezie stated that the activities which is happening all over the Federation was apt and important to especially motorist/ transporters so as to reduce road accidents and save lives.
He noted that this was part of governments efforts to cater for transport workers saying that, “this is a way of giving back to the public, the Ministry in conjunction with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and international eye health development organisation, Sightsavers, teaming up together to ensure safety of eye health of drivers in the country by providing best Opthamologist, Opticians, Optometrist and eye specialists to conduct free medical eye check up...
He explained that “if people don’t see well it will be difficult for one to drive and manage other vehicles on the road. That is why the attention is on drivers this year to see that we are able to give them proper eye screening, correct eye issues that could be corrected, encourage them to have regular eye check, as this is what should be done as regularly as possible. Especially for people about the age of 40, there are definitely changes in the eyes.