Kumasi residents patronise Lions eye clinic
The special eye clinic being run by Lions In Sight and Lions Clubs of Ghana in Kumasi has exceeded its target of screening and treating 3,000 people of eye defects in a week-long programme,
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At the end of the third day last Wednesday, over 4,000 people had been screened and those who needed treatment were cared for.
The beneficiaries were made up of over 3,000 adult and 1,000 schoolchildren.
About 2,000 beneficiaries were supplied with eye/sun glasses.
Impressive turnout
The past Zone Chairperson, Lion Micheala Kusi, and the past Region Chairman, Lion David Anokye, who are assisting the team, together with other Lions, have described the turnout as impressive.
They called on members of the public to take advantage of the programme and get their eyes screened.
They said that was important because when defects were detected early, they could be corrected.
They expressed regret that a large number of cases of blindness recorded could have been prevented, if early attention had been sought.
Lions In Sight
The 22- member Lions In Sight team arrived in Ghana from California/Nevada in the United States of America (USA) at the weekend to run the eye clinic.
The team comprises seven doctors and 15 technicians and they are being assisted by Ghana Lions.
The team is led by the past International Director of Lions Clubs International, Dr Bill Iannaccone, Dr Corina Van de Pol and Dr Sarit Catchetorian