Seeing is Believing

Greetings, Donors and Well Wishers!!

We are delighted to present yet another fantastic progress report from our Seeing is Believing Project. The key project accomplishments are listed below.
From May 1st, 2222 to July 31st, 2022, 3176 patients underwent surgery at Navalbhai and Hiraba eye hospital, a unit of Blind People Association, Bareja.

During the reporting period (1st May 222 to 31st July 2022), 124 outreach eye check camps were organised in remote locations of Gujarat, where 14576 patients were treated at their homes, with 1643 patients identified as cataracts patients and free cataract surgeries services provided to 987 patients.  

The Vatrak Hospital, Modasa Annpurana Trust, Bhiloda, Unava, Nakhatrana, Thasara, Mahemadabad, Dholka, Bavaria, and Matar Vision Center is open on a routine basis and has treated 4567 patients with various eye problems.

We are happy to share the impactful story of Mr Arjunsinh. 

Mr Arjun  68 years old, from Rajasthan, came to Cornea OPD at the Blind People's Association-managed Porecha Eye Hospital with a complaint of no vision in his right eye. His right eye vision was PL+ PR accurate in all quadrants. The left eye was 6/18. During the examination, it was discovered that the right eye had adherent leucoma and the left eye had an immature cataract. On detailed history, the patient confirmed that he had cataract surgery in his right eye 5 years ago in another hospital and that he had a history of trauma in the same eye that resulted in vision loss.

The patient was unaware of procedures such as cornea transplantation, which could help him regain his vision. After a thorough examination, counselling, and consideration of various treatment options, the patient was ready for Right Eye Optical Penetrating Keratoplasty. The surgery was successful, and the patient is very pleased with the outcome, as he is no longer reliant on others for his day-to-day activities.

Now, the hospital has planned to set up a new eye hospital at Bayad in Aravali district, Gujarat. This district adjoins the border of Rajasthan and Madhyapradesh. The upcoming multispecialty eye hospital will provide the best quality eye care treatment to poor tribal people without any charges. The construction work of the new hospital has already begun and expecting that the hospital will start functioning from April 2023.  

We request you to visit the Blind People's Association, Porecha Eye Hospital at Bareja whenever you will be in India. We request you kindly share this project's activities among your friends, and family members, and motivate them to be part of this project. 

Looking forward to your sustained support. 

Dear Donors and Well Wishers,

We trust this report finds you in Good Health and Spirit.

We are glad to share progress report of our project Seeing is Believing. Seeing is Believing project aims to prevent blindness by providing best quality eye care services to poor and needy people in Gujarat and Rajasthan. During this quarter, we have conducted 18 out reach camps in remote areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan. We have now 13 Vision Centers at different locations in Gujarat.

During this reporting period, Seeing is Beliving Project has following achievements.

1. 6258 people have been provided eye care treatment.

2.3189 people have been provided refraction services and free spectacles,

3. 2632 people have been provided free catract surgeries. 

4. 28 people have been provided free keretoplasty surgeries. 

We wish to share very interesting and impact story of Seeing is Believing Project. 

Smt Daghli  lives with her two sons in Jodhpur district. She is a widow, her financial condition is very poor. Her two sons, and she herself are daily wage earners for survival. For last two years, she has been complaining for poor eye sight. Due to covid 19 pandamic the eye camps were not organized, and also due to her poor financial conditons, she was not able to visit the hospital for treatment. When she was contacted by the field staff during the eye camp campaigning, she was so happy to get informed about the camp. She travelled 80 kms to attend eye camp. Doctor diagnosed her with matured cataract with immediate surgery. She was told that if she had waited for one month more she would have lost her eye sight due to mature cataract. The field staff helped her to reach hospital for the surgery, and she has regained her eye sight after surgery. She thanks the donors for helping her. 

We are very happy to share with you and request you to help us in our new endeavour under Seeing is Beliving Project. We have started Vision Centers and Satellite Eye Hospital in Bhuj to reach out unreached people. Our target is to conduct 5000 free catract surgieries in Satellite Eye Hospital, Bhuj. We request you to contribute small donation every month to support this new initative and existing initative. 

We also request you to visit our BPA Bareja Eye hospital whenever you are happended tobe in India. We will be very happy to host you and show our activities. 

Kindly please share, and encourage likeminded people in your circle to associate with BPA India for Seeing is Believing Project. 

Thanking you once again

With Warm Regards