In our effort to give back to the society, The Eye Doctors in partnership with other healthcare providers offer free eye care services at the recently completed health fair organized by Lackshore Cancer Center.
The event took place at Landmark Beach, Oniru – Lagos.
The health fair with the theme “celebrating life and embracing health” started with a series of aerobic sessions that were targeted at awakening the physical and mental alertness of the healthcare representatives.
Thereafter, all the healthcare providers at the event gave free medical consultations to all patients.
The Eye Doctors conducted free visual acuity tests, free fundoscopy, free colour deficiency tests, free automated refraction, and free external ocular examination for over 60 patients at the venue.
Speaking at the event, the Medical Director, Lakeshore Cancer Center, Oge Ilegbune, emphasized the need for an inter-sectoral partnership in the nation’s health sector to offer free or reduced-cost medical outreach to the public.
In her words, “My advice is that it is good to come together to collaborate and to partner for the benefit of the public. Not everything is money. We should once in a while sit around and say what we can do jointly for the public.”
Also, the Head of Optometrists, The Eye Doctors, Merrygold Okiyi, said that people of all ages can be affected by glaucoma and that a timely eye examination is necessary to prevent blindness.
“Eye issues do not affect only the elderly; we also have something called congenital glaucoma, meaning that a child is born with glaucoma, so it cuts across all age groups. My advice is that people should always go for checkups to ensure they are fit.”
Likewise, the Chief Executive Officer, Seyi Absolute Wellness, Oluseyi Adebayo, advised Nigerians to always cultivate a healthy diet because it would save them from high medical costs.
“We need to embrace preventive medicine. You do not have to get to the edge of the problem before you voluntarily get to the hospital. If you get to that point, you will spend millions of naira. So it is better if you eat healthy before you get to that point,” she said.
