Early Christmas for South Africa's blind children
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Independent Online - South Africa
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Early Christmas for South Africa's blind children
October 09 2007 at 12:56PM
There are an estimated 21 000 blind children in South Africa and on Thursday -
World Sight Day - 120 of these children will be treated by private specialists,
said the Ophthalmology Society of SA (OSSA).
Magda Naude of OSSA said education minister Naledi Pandor would visit the
Pretoria Eye Institute to thank nurses and specialists for assisting children
with eye defects.
"According to global statistics, 50 percent of childhood blindness is
avoidable," said Naude.
"In an effort to address childhood blindness in South Africa, private
ophthalmologists and members of OSSA, recently trained 30 sisters to test
children to identify those with vision problems," she said.
The theme for World Sight Day is "The Right to Sight", a collaboration between
the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for the Prevention
of Blindness. - Sapa
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20071009112902800C657588
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