Region 2 residents benefit from Lions Club eye clinic
One thousand residents living within Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) benefited from free eyewear and optometry services, compliments of the Lions Club, through a January 29 to February 2 outreach.
According to Verna Young, a Lions representative, the initiative was a
Another beneficiary getting from an eye examination
collaborative effort between the Lions Club and the Canadian Vision Care (CVC). Speaking at the Anna Regina Kendra, where the outreach was held, Young explained that the beneficiaries hailed from several areas, including nine Amerindian communities and Moruca. She further explained that 1000 persons were selected by leaders from their respective communities and were given a card/chit to attend the outreach. Vulnerable cases were given first priority and 200 persons were examined daily during the outreach.
Young is the Lions Club Vice President and is responsible for health activities
A volunteer facilitating blood pressure testing
within the Lions club. She added that Lions members, who were all volunteers, were responsible for the team during their visit. She explained that the Lions and the CVC have fostered a solid partnership over the years and have been coming together for more than 10 years, providing free eye services and spectacles to Guyanese. Young, on behalf of the Lions, joined with hundreds of Essequibians in extending sincere gratitude towards the CVC team.
Meanwhile, CVC Head Robert Senterner said the team, which consisted of 11 members, were excited and happy to provide the service to the Region Two population. The team included three optometrists, two opticians, one nurse and five other volunteers who were qualified in the field. He said the members were also Lions from Canada.
Senterner said that residents also received free eye glasses, many of which were donated from Canadians towards the venture.
He noted that special cases that do not match the lenses that they currently have would be taken back to Canada, re-examined and sent back to Guyana Lions members.
The beneficiaries also used the opportunity to express their satisfaction with the team’s efforts and their humanitarian works. (Indrawattie Natram)
