Outreach At Atonsu Market (Day 2)

Visit your optometrist atleast twice every year

Presbyopia is an eye condition where the power of the eye reduces due to age such that the individual has problems looking at near objects and requires near refraction mostly in the form of spectacles to see. Presbyopia is not something anyone can really escape although idiosycracies exist such that some individuals grow to much more older than others before requiring refraction, whiles some others also may have theirs delayed probably due to a preexisting condition, for instance myopes may not need near refraction to enable them see better as they grow old because the strength of the eye is already very high, hence all that they need to do is remove their glasses.

Presbyopia mostly begins from the age 40, however as already mention irregularities exist, hence one may have early onset presbyopia from age of 35 years and most times these would be the female gender. Presbyopia is not a disease, it is merely a physiological process that is meant to happen due to the oxidative process and the weakening of the systems as we grow older so don’t be afraid when it you start noticing that you have difficulties reading at near, or threading a needle, or any of the close range activities you are used to doing. Just visit your optometrist in the nearest eye clinic or eye center for a refraction that will improve your vision and save your near sight.

A lot of things about the eye can be misjudged, don’t take anything for granted

What is @bettervision about?

@bettervision is is a project initiated by @nattybongo and friends to give back to the society the knowledge and skill acquired through the Optometric Studies in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.It is an outreach system where we visit the less privileged communities to offer free eye screening services and education to the people within the community

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To reduce or prevent vision loss through diseases such as glaucoma, cataract and refractive errors.

To enlighten the majority of the Ghanaian population about the importance of proper visual care.

To conscientize people on the need for regular eye checks

To get more people to have their wards screened within the Critical periods of a Child’s Vision Development; thus from ages 3 to till about 10 years.

To help the blind and people with low vision live a better life within the society through education of the general public to stop stigmatization.

Our greatest gratitude goes to @fundition @adollaraday @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.

This is me @nattybongo reporting for @bettervision. Thanks for your time