Cataract causes half of the blindness cases in the world. It is easily treatable, but the treatment's cost makes people go blind. Al-Mustafa arranges free Eye Camps across the country, especially in disadvantaged parts of Pakistan, so that economically poor people can regain their eyesight.
Objectives
The Location:
Al-Mustafa's Eye Campaign Team selected the campsite by coordinating Al-Mustafa's local network and the feedback from the local community. To facilitate a significant number of beneficiaries and to reach out to the maximum number of people, we sought support from the Primary Eye Care Centers in the area, government health institutions, local administration, schools etc.
Statistical Summary:
Burewala
Chishtian
Our Team
The team for the Eye Camps consists of 3 Ophthalmologists and 14 other technical staff. Local volunteers from schools and other social workers are also encouraged to participate.
The Camp
Both Eye Camps were conducted for two days each. Patients who required eye care treatment other than cataract surgery were also given necessary treatment and medicines at the same site. All these services were provided entirely free of cost.
Postoperative Follow-ups
After one month, postoperative follow-ups were done by Ophthalmic Assistants of the respective primary eye care centre.
Hepatitis C-Investigations
Apart from providing Eye Care Services, we also conduct Free Hepatitis-C investigations, and the positive cases are referred for further treatment.
We will continue to send more campsite reports in the coming days.
As part of Al-Mustafa Welfare Society's Eye Campaign, a Free Eye Camp was held in Bharchundi Shareef, located in the vicinity of Daharki, in the District Ghotki of Sindh.
Objectives
Al-Mustafa's Eye Campaign Team selected the campsite, coordinating Al-Mustafa's local network and the feedback from the local community. To facilitate a significant number of beneficiaries, we need to reach out to the maximum number of people. For that purpose, we sought support from the Primary Eye Care Centers in the area, government health institutions, local administration, schools etc., for the advertisement and to make the campsite easily assessable for most patients in the community.
Statistical Summary:
Our Team
The team for the Eye Camps consists of 3 Ophthalmologists and 14 other technical staff. Local volunteers from schools and other social workers are also encouraged to participate.
The Camp
The Eye Camp was conducted for two days. Twelve hundred patients were examined, and four hundred and thirty-three Cataract Surgeries were performed at the campsite. Patients who required eye care treatment other than cataract surgery were also given necessary treatment and medicines at the same site. All these services were provided entirely free of cost.
After calculating IOL power using biometry, all cataract patients were operated on using the Small Incision Cataract Surgery procedure with Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation. Operated patients were discharged with the required medicines, a pair of sunglasses and counselling for postoperative care. Patients were found satisfied with better vision.
Postoperative Follow-ups
After one month, postoperative follow-ups were done by Ophthalmic Assistants of the respective primary eye care centre.
Hepatitis C-Investigations
Apart from providing Eye Care Services, we also conduct Free Hepatitis-C investigations, and the positive cases are referred for further treatment.
We will continue to send more campsite reports in the coming days.
As part of Al-Mustafa Welfare Society's Eye Campaign, a Free Eye Camp was held in Khanpur City of District Rahim Yar Khan of Bhawalpur Division, Punjab. Khanpur Tehsil is a densely populated area and hosts approximately 1 million people. The campsite was Garhi Ikhtiyar Shareef, Khanpur.
Objectives
Al-Mustafa's Eye Campaign Team selected the campsite, coordinating Al-Mustafa's local network and the feedback from the local community. To facilitate a significant number of beneficiaries, we need to reach out to the maximum number of people. For that purpose, we sought support from the Primary Eye Care Centers in the area, government health institutions, local administration, schools etc., for the advertisement and to make the campsite easily assessable for most patients in the community.
Statistical Summary:
Our Team
The team for the Eye Camps consists of 3 Ophthalmologists and 14 other technical staff. Local volunteers from schools and other social workers are also encouraged to participate.
The Camp
The Eye Camp was conducted for three days. One thousand three hundred forty-five patients were examined, and 305 Cataract Surgeries were performed at the campsite. Patients who required eye care treatment other than cataract surgery were also given necessary treatment and medicines at the same site. All these services were provided entirely free of cost.
After calculating IOL power using biometry, all cataract patients were operated on using the Small Incision Cataract Surgery procedure with Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation. Operated patients were discharged with required medicines, a pair of sunglasses and counselling for postoperative care. Patients were found satisfied with a better vision.
Postoperative Follow-ups
After one month, postoperative follow-ups were done by Ophthalmic Assistants of the respective primary eye care centre.
Hepatitis C-Investigations
Apart from providing Eye Care Services, we also conduct Free Hepatitis-C investigations, and the positive cases are referred for further treatment.
We will continue to send more campsite reports in the coming days.
I hope you and your family enjoyed a delightful Eid-ul-Adha.
As part of Al-Mustafa Welfare Society's Eye Campaign, a Free Eye Camp was organized at T.H.Q. Hospital in District Kashmore, the gateway to province Punjab and Baluchistan. It is a dry, hot and densely populated district with more than a million population.
Objectives
Al-Mustafa's Eye Campaign Team selected the campsite, coordinating Al-Mustafa's local network and the feedback from the local community. To facilitate a significant number of beneficiaries, we need to reach out to the maximum number of people. For that purpose, we sought support from the Primary Eye Care Centers in the area, government health institutions, local administration, schools etc., for the advertisement and to make the campsite easily assessable for most patients in the community.
Statistical Summary:
Our Team
The team for the Eye Camps consists of 3 Ophthalmologists and 14 other technical staff. Local volunteers from schools and other social workers are also encouraged to participate.
The Camp
The Eye Camp was conducted for two days. Three hundred twenty-five patients were examined, and 141 Cataract Surgeries were performed at the campsite. Patients who required eye care treatment other than cataract surgery were also given necessary treatment and medicines at the same site. All these services were provided entirely free of cost.
After calculating IOL power using biometry, all cataract patients were operated on using the Small Incision Cataract Surgery procedure with Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation. Operated patients were discharged with required medicines, a pair of sunglasses and counselling for postoperative care. Patients were found satisfied with a better vision.
Postoperative Follow-ups
After one month, postoperative follow-ups were done by Ophthalmic Assistants of the respective primary eye care centre.
Hepatitis C-Investigations
Apart from providing Eye Care Services, we also conduct Free Hepatitis-C investigations, and the positive cases are referred for further treatment.
We will continue to send more campsite reports in the coming days.
Please accept our warmest greetings all the way from Kot Mithan, Punjab.
As part of Al-Mustafa Welfare Society's Eye Campaign, a Free Eye Camp was held in Kotmithan, located in the District Rajanpur of Punjab. It is the city of the famous Sufi poet, Khawaja Ghulam Farid. It is a small city having arid-dessert-like weather and becomes extremely hot in summer.
Objectives
Al-Mustafa's Eye Campaign Team selected the campsite, coordinating Al-Mustafa's local network and the feedback from the local community. To facilitate a significant number of beneficiaries, we need to reach out to the maximum number of people. For that purpose, we sought support from the Primary Eye Care Centers in the area, government health institutions, local administration, schools etc., for the advertisement and to make the campsite easily assessable for most patients in the community.
Statistical Summary:
Our Team
The team for the Eye Camps consists of 3 Ophthalmologists and 14 other technical staff. Local volunteers from schools and other social workers are also encouraged to participate.
The Camp
The Eye Camp was conducted for three days. 2245 patients were examined, and 633 Cataract Surgeries were performed at the campsite. Patients who required eye care treatment other than cataract surgery were also given necessary treatment and medicines at the same site. All these services were provided entirely free of cost.
After calculating IOL power using biometry, all cataract patients were operated on using the Small Incision Cataract Surgery procedure with Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation. Operated patients were discharged with required medicines, a pair of sunglasses and counselling for postoperative care. Patients were found satisfied with a better vision.
Postoperative Follow-ups
After one month, postoperative follow-ups were done by Ophthalmic Assistants of the respective primary eye care centre.
Hepatitis C-Investigations
Apart from providing Eye Care Services, we also conduct Free Hepatitis-C investigations. We found 9 positive cases, which were referred for further treatment.
We will continue to send more campsite reports in the coming days.
Project Reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you will get an e-mail when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports via e-mail without donating.
We'll only email you new reports and updates about this project.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
Make a monthly donation & get 
