Free Cataract Surgeries of 3000 Poor Patients

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

• Provision of Free Cataract Surgeries to the poor and underprivileged populations living in Pakistan's urban and rural areas who don't have access to affordable eye care services.
• To provide medical eye care services to eliminate avoidable blindness in underdeveloped parts of the country.
• To create awareness of eye care services for the elimination of blindness.

The Location:

• Burewala, District Vehari, Punjab.
• Chishtian, Bhawalnagar District, Punjab. 

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

1. Total Beneficiaries 650
2. Total Cataract Surgeries 179
3. Total Hepatitis-C Positive 8

Chishtian

1. Total Beneficiaries 1350
2. Total Cataract Surgeries 462
3. Total Hepatitis-C Positive 16

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.