{"id":2518,"date":"2025-03-14T13:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T05:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:01:30","slug":"eyesight-checking-in-a-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/2025\/03\/eyesight-checking-in-a-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyesight Checking in a Village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


In 2023, a SEEDS
worker engaged with a local healthcare training with other national partners.
One of the training modules involved checking basic eyesight, and giving an
assessment about presbyopia before providing reading glasses to the community. E
trainee got a set of tools for assessing basic eyesight to help the local community
provide basic eye tests.

Therefore
in 2024, a SEEDS worker, together with two national partners, provided an
eyesight checking service in one of the villages in Eastern Indonesia occasions. Volunteers helped with organizing the queue of waiting patients,
registration, and taking photos.

In total we
assessed the eyesight of about 50 village members (aged 40 or above who
required reading glasses), with the coordination by the Pak RT (village head).
This service was welcomed by the village members and the leaders, as after the
assessment, free reading glasses were provided to the village members according
to their degree of presbyopia. Some of the village members had never had their
eyesight checked before. This service allowed them to understand their basic
eye conditions, and have the opportunity to receive reading glasses. When they
received the new reading glasses, we saw the smile in their faces.

We felt that
this is a great way to help the community be aware of their needs to have basic
healthcare checkup such as eye tests, and to enable the community to be able to
read in their older age. The collaboration between SEEDS, national partners in
the healthcare setting and community leaders has proved to be a great benefit
to the public.
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