First Vision center inaugurated in Laxmipur to provide primary eye care

The primary Vision Center was initiated at Kamalnagar of Laxmipur on Monday. 

National Childhood Blindness Project (NCBP) of Orbis International Bangladesh has given budgetary and specialized help to build up this vision focus. Overseen by Mazharula Haque BNSB Eye Hospital, Chandpur, this inside will give essential eye mind administrations to the number of inhabitants in the territory. 

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Dr. Forhad Hossain, Head of Pediatric Unit of National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIO&H) and Prof. Dr. Saifuddin Ahmed Pintu, Director of Shiekh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Eye Hospital and Training Institute, Gopalgonj mutually introduced the Vision Center in an inaugural function managed by Nizam Uddin, Chairman, Union Parishad of Kamalnagar under Laxmipur region. 

The vision focus will give eye social insurance administrations including essential eye mind, kids' eye screening, refraction, referral of the patient to the base healing center at Chandpur for waterfall, phaco, DCR and different surgeries. An arrangement of 5 eye mind experts like, refractionists, vision specialist, MRD manager are working at the inside. 

Advising about Vision Center administrations, Dr. Anowar Hossain Shiekh, Chief Consultant of Mazharul Haque BNSB Eye Hospital stated, as vision focus is a changeless eye mind office, set up at the group level (where it is difficult to contact), individuals would now be able to treat their eyes and have chance to get further treatment through Mazharul Haque BNSB Eye Hospital, Chandpur. 

Talking at the occasion, Dr. Munir Ahmed, Country Director, Orbis International Bangladesh stated, this is a surprising minute for the general population of Lakshimpur and accomplishment for Orbis, as the vision focus has conveyed eye medicinal services administrations to the general population of this remote zone. For last over 30 years, Orbis is attempting to guarantee quality eye mind benefits in Bangladesh. Telling about telemedicine bolster office in the vision focus, Dr. Munir Ahmed told ophthalmologists from the base healing facility at Chandpur will analyze patients' eyes, or registration about medicines. 

Acknowledging Orbis International Bangladesh, the Chief Guest stated, Lakshmipur is lucky to get a dream community for quality eye wellbeing administrations. Orbis' commitment in eye wellbeing segment of Bangladesh is prominent. Building up Vision Center at group level is a piece of National Eye Care (NEC) plan of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) Bangladesh, that intended to set up 200 vision focuses the nation over. It will have imperative part to kill avoidable visual deficiency from this territory. 

Among others, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), Officer in Charge (OC) and Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer of Kamalnagar Upazila, M. A. Masud Bhuiyan, Honorary Secretary General of Mazharul Haque BNSB Eye Hospital, Mohammed Alauddin, Director of Programs, Orbis International Bangladesh were available in the occasion. 

Orbis International, Bangladesh Country Program is dealing with Childhood Blindness Reduction Program since 2000. Till today, NCBP accomplice doctor's facilities set up 6 vision focuses in Chittagong, Habiganj, Lakshmipur, Netrokona, Satkhira and another is to begin at Sylhet soon. Accomplices of Orbis International Bangladesh are overseeing 21 vision focuses the nation over.