Ten-year-old Ruma Roy had been living with pediatric cataract for
several years. In school, Ruma struggled due to her poor eye sight. With her eye
condition worsening, Ruma's parents took her to the Siliguri Greater Lions Eye
Hospital in West Bengal, India, where her sight was improved through new
equipment provided by a capacity building grant from the Pediatric Cataract
Initiative
(PCI). The PCI is a collaboration between Bausch + Lomb and LCIF which supports
innovative methods for overcoming visual impairments caused by pediatric
cataracts and other pediatric eye disease.
Through the PCI, the
Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital received a
grant of US$150,000 to
help children like Ruma. The hospital is creating an early detection and
treatment program for pediatric cataract and children's eye health, training
ophthalmologists and providing pediatric eye health education to local
communities. In addition, 130,000 children will have their vision screened and
200 children will receive sight-restoring cataract surgery, long-term follow-up
care and a brighter future.
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