TINDERET SUB COUNTY RESIDENTS GET FREE CATARACT SURGERY, EYE CHECK UP
Hundreds of Tinderet Sub County residents with eye complications have received free cataract surgery and free eye check-ups, courtesy of the County Government of Nandi in collaboration with Sabatia Eye Hospital.
The one-day Eye Clinic held on Sunday at the Meteitei Sub County Hospital saw residents get free eye checks, glasses and medicine.
Speaking at the Hospital, the Medical Superintendent and Tinderet Sub County MoH Dr Joseph Kibor said that Eye sight is very important and without sight, your normal life gets affected. “Cataracts are a major threat to losing eyesight and most common among the elderly,” he noted.
Dr Kibor further called on Nandi residents to get regular eye check-ups.
Blindness by cataract is gradual and takes several months, but is reversible through surgery, injections and a patient can also have artificial eyes.
A medical team comprising ophthalmologists, optometrists and nurses from Sabatia Eye Hospital and Kapsabet County Referral Hospital performed the free surgeries.