Sankara Jyoti Eye Institute Opens Eastern India's First Mobile Vision Van Camp

News Desk, News Nation 360 : Sankara Jyoti Eye Institute has successfully inaugurated Eastern India's first Mobile Vision Van outreach program, a significant step towards providing quality eye treatment directly to underprivileged and distant populations. Atin Ghosh, Hon'ble Deputy Mayor of Kolkata, and Dr Anupam Bhattacharya, CMOH-2, Basirhat Health District, launched the pioneering program in the presence of Cognisant representatives and Sankara Jyoti Eye Institute top leadership. The vehicle is outfitted with cutting-edge diagnostic equipment, including a Retinal Imaging Machine, Non-Contact Tonometer, and Digital Auto-Refractometer. The approach emphasises early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and other retinal problems through quick, painless, and precise examinations. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Syed Sajid Hussain, Strategic Business Unit Head & Kolkata Core Committee Head, Cognizant; Syed Tanvir Hussain, Senior Manager & Kolkata Core Committee Member, Cognizant; Mrinal Sharma, Senior Director – IT Infrastructure, Cognizant; and Dr Shibashis Das, Director, Sankara Jyoti Eye Institute. Having the same vision for Sight4All for many years, the Mobile Vision Van Initiative aims to fill the existing gap in eye care access by conducting free vision screening, advanced diagnostics, and eye education for the underprivileged sections in disadvantaged geographical locations, and the purpose of this activity, supported by the Cognizant Foundation and implemented by the Sankara Jyoti Eye Institute, is to start its services from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Urban Primary Health Centres and extend the same to the Primary Health Centres under the Basirhat Health District, with a medical team moving from village to village to ensure the best tertiary eye care reaches the under-served sections. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Shibashis Das, Director, Sankara Jyoti Eye Institute, stated that a significant step in the direction of universal eye care is the Mobile Vision Van. They are attacking avoidable blindness at its source and reiterating their dedication to providing high-quality eye care for everyone, regardless of geography or financial limitations, by bringing cutting-edge diagnostics to the community's doorstep.

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