WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1978
EYE CARE EXHIBITION
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A FOUR-DAY EYE CARE EXHIBITION AIMED AT PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SIGHT CONSERVATION AND PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS WILL BE HELD AT CITY HALL BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY (AUGUST 26).
THE COMMUNITY PROJECT IS ORGANISED BY THE PENINSULA JAYCEES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AND THE OPHTHALMIC DIVISION OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OTHER PROFESSIONAL BODIES.
THE EXHIBITION IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE CAUSES OF BLINDNESS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT IT. THE DISPLAYS COVER SUCH INFORMATIVE SUBJECTS AS PROPER HABITS TO HEALTHY EYESIGHT, COMMON EYE DISEASES LEADING TO BLINDNESS, SELECTION OF SPECTACLES TO CORRECT DEFECTIVE VISION AND CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS. THERE WILL ALSO BE EDUCATIONAL FILMS AND SLIDES ON EYE PROTECTION.
VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL BE GIVEN A VISION TEST FREE OF CHARGE AND A BOOKLET WHICH EXPLAINS IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE WHAT EYE HEALTH IS ALL ABOUT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE EXHIBITION IS A CULMINATION OF MONTHS OF PREPARATION BY THE PENINSULA JAYCEES, WHICH HAS BEEN RUNNING AN EYE CARE CAMPAIGN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
THE ORGANISATION HAS BEEN GIVEN EITHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG EYE BANK AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND, THE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, THE CONTACT LENS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION AND BAUSCH AND LOMB (H.K.) LTD.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID MANY CASES OF BLINDNESS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF PEOPLE HAD TAKEN THE NECESSARY PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
BLINDNESS CAN BE PREVENTED THROUGH REGULAR SIGHT SCREENING, EARLY DETECTION OF EYE DISEASES AND PROMPT TREATMENT, HE SAID.
+EYE DISEASES AND EYE INJURIES CAUSED BY INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO GO BLIND, AND IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PEOPLE LEARN ALL ABOUT THE COMMON EYE DISEASES AND THE VARIOUS METHODS OF EYE CARE,+ HE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE EYE CARE EXHIBITION WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. LAM SIM-FOOK
AT CITY HALL AT 11 A.M. ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 26). YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE FUNCTION.
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