TN: Under ‘Find Your Village’ program several eye camps organised in Coimbatore

Coimbatore DC Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar IAS at a camp asked the doctors to immediately conduct cataract surgery on an 80-year-old woman.

Coimbatore: As many as 19 special eye examination camps were organised under the guidance of Coimbatore District Collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar IAS, and joint initiative of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department and District Blindness Prevention Association, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

These eye camps are being organised in the blocks of Madukkarai, Thondamuthur, Negamam, Karamadai, Sarkarsamakulam, Sultanpet, Valparai, Periyanayakkanpalayam and Annur in Coimbatore district from 21 April to the present day.

DC Giriyappanavar At Health Center

The Coimbatore District Collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar IAS visited the Karumathampatti Government Primary Health Center. During his visit when he found an 80-year-old woman Lakshmi from Karumathampatti with cataract in her eye, Giriyappanavar asked the doctors to provide immediate medical assistance and perform her eye surgery.

She was immediately admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital for cataract removal treatment.

Eye Camps Organise Earlier

Earlier also, the District Collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar started a cataract detection camp for the elderly two months ago. So far a large number of camps have been organised throughout the district. Out of which 4011 people, 236 were diagnosed with cataract and 168 of them were immediately operated on.

The people who were diagnosed with high blood pressure and diabetes or with both were provided with necessary medical assistance and medical advice.

Curable Disease

Cataract is a disease that occurs in the eyes. It can greatly affect vision and reduce the quality of life. However, it is a curable disease if treated properly. Considering that cataract is curable, the District Collector Giriyappanavar, realizing the need to diagnose and treat this disease quickly, decided to carry it out on a war footing.

What Is Cataract

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye, which normally is clear. It can cause blurry vision, making it difficult to see clearly. Cataracts are common, especially in older adults, and are a leading cause of vision loss worldwide.

Cataracts occur when proteins in the eye's lens begin to break down and clump together, causing cloudiness.

Symptoms

Initially, a cataract may not cause noticeable vision changes. As it progresses, symptoms can include blurry or hazy vision, faded colors, difficulty with bright lights and glare, and trouble with night vision.