Free examination and medication for eye diseases for the elderly

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of May 4, Tan Ky District Medical Center coordinated with Nghe An Eye Hospital to organize a training conference on "Guiding skills in caring for and protecting the eyes of the elderly" for 80 members of the district's elderly association.

At the conference, trainees were taught skills to care for, protect, and detect eye diseases for the elderly and answered questions about some systemic diseases that lead to complications of eye diseases that the elderly often encounter. At the same time, questions were answered about symptoms encountered after eye surgery. From there, there are effective ways to prevent and control eye diseases.

The elderly are screened and given free medicine.

After the training session, the Head of the Elderly Association of communes and towns will disseminate knowledge to members on how to take care of their eyes and prevent eye diseases.

On this occasion, the elderly in the town and neighboring communes were screened for cataracts and given free medicine for eye diseases by doctors from Nghe An Eye Hospital.

Phuong Hao

Tan Ky District Party Committee