Know You Eye Pressure Number Campaign launched by Malkit Singh world class Punjabi singer during World Glaucoma Week

Golden star Malkit Singh world renowned Punjabi singer and international star ambassador of Punarjot eye donation movement endorsed the regular eye check up after age of 40 for detection of irreversible blindness, glaucoma during his special visit to Dr Ramesh super speciality eye and laser centre Ludhiana in world glaucoma week celebration. In special campaign of glaucoma awareness 'Know your eye pressure number' by Punarjot eye bank society and Dr Ramesh super speciality eye and laser centre Ludhiana under aegis world glaucoma association, a series of awareness program is being carried out to sensitise the public the silent killer of vision, the glaucoma in which seminars, group discussion, exhibition display in public places and colleges. International Star ambassador of Punarjot eye donation movement, Malkit Singh Golden star singer visited the glaucoma awareness exhibition of Dr Ramesh super speciality eye and laser centre Ludhiana and appealed to society to come forward for regular check up of your eyes especially glaucoma and he also request for participation in noble cause of eye donation movement. He visited the recently operated free corneal transplantations young patients who hailed from neighbouring states. Ashok Mehra international Punarjot coordinator also visited as guest of honour and also appealed young generation to come forward for community involvement of eye health education. Dr Ramesh on the occasion said Glaucoma is second major irreversible cause of blindness, early detection, regular follow up and treatment can prevent someone from this blindness disease. Eye health education is having great role in its prevention. We are doing special campaign know your eye pressure number in which we are doing community screening camps in which we are sending our expert team with non contact tonometry machine for detection of intra ocular pressure in society to detect early glaucoma especially after the age of 40. World glaucoma week was 10 to 16 March, we have extended our glaucoma awareness services in whole of March month keeping the demand of NGO's and public so we request whole society to take advantage of this golden opportunity to save our eyes from this silent killer of vision. All are most welcome to contact us and participate in this special awareness program.