World Sight Day Activities

On 11 October 2007, The Fred Hollows Foundation Vietnam Program celebrated World Sight Day, organising several activities in provinces where The Foundation's projects are operating.

Among those provinces, Binh Dinh province showed innovation organising a "Glaucoma day" to alert local people towards the symptoms and risks glaucoma. Lasting for 10 days, the event was remarkable with 2,000 patients screened and 200 patients treated.

In Quang Tri province, a speical "music and drama show of World Sight Day 2007" was held at the Centre of Social Disease Prevention.

It was a great effort by many provinces, with preparations starting in early October. The result from that effort was approximately 1,000 surgeries.

Photos from the day

Banners were hung in each of the provincial projects.	Spreading The World Sight Day message throughout villages.
Performers at the Quang Tri province music show.	Patients waiting to be checked.
Dr. Thuy checking a patient's eyes as part of the free cataract operations service being held for World Sight Day in Tam Ky city.	Thanks to the free cataract operations, 14 year old Pham Thanh Phong is now able to read.

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