Health Services
Primary Eye Care and Eye Surgery
Twice a week, the primary care eye department provides treatment, screening, vision testing, health education, and eyeglass distribution. The department is staffed by seven health workers and a volunteer Optometrist.
Surgical treatment for cataracts, glaucoma, and other cases are conducted bi-annually by volunteer eye surgeons.
The eye department attends about 3,000 cases annually, distributes some 1500 eyeglasses, and provides about 300 surgeries.
In addition, eye department staff visits 32 migrant schools in the Mae Sot and Phop Phra area and conducts eye screens among the students – up to 3,000 some years. Of the children found to be vision impaired, half are given eyeglasses on the spot, while the other students (and their teacher) are told to come to the clinic to receive their glasses and further testing.
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