Anthony Sumah, the member of parliament for the Nadowli/Kaleo constituency, has stated that he is prepared to assist residents in the area who might require eye surgery.
He advised those who had vision problems to go to the nearest medical facility for evaluation.
He announced them at Takpo when he spoke to the media on the sidelines of a student eye screening in collaboration with bliss eye care for the southwestern part of the constituency.
The MP claims that the activity was done to find students whose vision issues may have hindered their academic performance in class.
He claimed that the Ghana Education Service does not evaluate children’s eyes in any particular way, which could have an impact on a child’s success if they have undiagnosed eye issues.
According to him, eye screening are required to make sure the kids have adequate vision and to remove any obstacles to their ability to participate fully in class.
Dr. Zakaria Alhassan Baluri, an optometrist and the project’s head for blissful sight for kids stressed the need of screening and urged people to go to the clinic annually because certain illnesses don’t have outward symptoms.
Dr. Zakaria reported that four children had been identified as having serious refractive errors while claiming that students who had been identified as having refractive faults, conjunctivitis, or allergies were receiving the necessary prescriptions.
He further mentioned that Korlebu had been recommended for further treatment after one student was found to have Keratoconus.
