Blindfolded Safety walk to create awareness on blindness and vision impairment

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based MaxiVision Super Specialty Eye Hospitals & DACCI (differently abled chamber of commerce & Industry) jointly organized blindfolded safety walk at Hitec in Hyderabad to create awareness on importance of vision to all. It is an initiative aims to draw people attention on eye health and vision related ailments .The theme for this is year is blindness and vision impairment. DACCI (differently abled chamber of commerce & Industry) & MaxiVision super specialty eye hospitals staff & people have participated in Blind safety walk with placard display to highlight the need of vision for all. They carried placards in their hands with messages on the significance of good eye health educating all. Reports on eye health reveal an estimated 290 million people worldwide live with vision related ailments, of these 40 million people are totally blind while remaining 250 million live with moderate to severe vision complications which are an alarming eye health concern one should pay attention on it to prevent the problem on priority basis. Elaborating more on the same Mr.Sudheer – COO Maxivision Super specialty eye Hospitals,Hyderabad said, Maxivision Eye Hospital took a theme of 'Help one See Better’, to increase the social awareness on importance of vision and healthy eyes. Many of the vision defects go unnoticed and asymptomatic. But, if an educated person or a societal member who is already under an eye care program understands a symptom of vision defect of a person whom they meet, and guide them to give education about importance of vision and health of the eye, it makes a large society of good vision and eye health.