EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS PREPARE FOR ANNUAL NATIONAL EYE CONFERENCE

“This year’s conference will also commemorate World Sight Day  on 10^th October with the theme “Love  your (childs) Eyes” , thus the annual event will also carry the same theme. World Sight Day is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness ( IAPB) and is celebrated annually on the second Thursday of October, which falls on Thursday the 10^th of October 2024.

“World Sight Day highlights the critical importance of prioritizing child eye health, and to give children everywhere the opportunity to love their eyes. It is a call to action asking parents, caregivers and schools to prioritize child eye health.

“In the lead up to the National eye conference and the World Sight Day, staff at the Regional Eye Centre have been carrying out Vision screening at selected schools within Honiara. On the last day of the annual conference, participants will do more vision screening at selected school,” said Dr Poloso.

Meanwhile the Head of the Regional Eye Centre, explains that there will be some changes to services at the Regional Eye Centre, and steps are being taken to ensure eye care services is still available.

“Over the course of 4 days from the 7^th to the 10^th of October, an Eye Care Nurse will be rostered each day to the clinic during working hours to make patient bookings and receive patient queries. All emergency eye cases will be attended by the First On-call Eye doctor through either the Emergency Department at the National Referral Hospital or by the on-call nurse from the Eye Clinic. Eye care services should resume as per normal on the 11^th of October, “said Dr Poloso.

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-MHMS Press Release