Seeing is Believing

Hon'ble Governor of Gujrat, Dr. Om Praksh Kohli inagurated expansion of the hospital. Two new flloors, one each on eye hospital and orthopaedic hospital have been added to the exisiing buildings. With this expansion, service spectrum of the project would be expanded.

Now, the project would be able to achieve target of conducting 15,000 eye surgeries every year.

All existing projects Catract Free Sabarkantha and Save Sight Ahmedabad continued performing well. The project has already established 3 vision cenres at 3 locations in the district.

The performance report of project is given below:

Statistical report of Blind People’s Association-Bareja Hospital for the year – 2014

(1^st of JULY TO 30^th of September - 2014)

S.N Name of the procedure Number of Surgeries

1  Cataract                            3365

2   AGS (Glaucoma)                   3

3   Chelezion                              2

4   Keratoplasty                         0

5   Posterior Capsular Opacity (PCO)  356

6   Ptryrisium                           67

7   Squint                                 0

    Total                                 3793 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Three only)

During   1^st of July to 2014 to 30^th of September 2014 a total number of 3793 patients had undergone surgeries at Navalbhai and Hiraba eye hospital, An unit of Blind People Association, Bareja among which 3365 had undergone surgery for cataract the leading cause of blindness.

During the reporting period (1^st 1^st of July to 2014 to 30^th of September 2014) 84 outreach programs were organized in remote locations of Gujarat where 9875 patients were provided treatment at their doorstep and among them 2140 patients were identified as cataract and 1147 undergone surgeries at Bareja hospital.    

Megha eye checkup camp has been organized at Akrund with the support of Samata Vikash Charitable Trust and at Isanpur, Bavala, Vatva, Bagodara with the support of Arrez Khambata Benevolent Trust.  

New Vision center started at Modasa with the support from Annapurana charitable trust Modasa and Samata Vikash Charitable Trust.  

Grateful to all donors and well wishers for whole hearted support to this project. All are invited to visit the project when happen to be in Ahmedabad