55 Edo Students Screened For Vision Challenges, Benefit From Lions International
By Simeon OSAJIE
Selected senior secondary school students of the Imaguero College in Benin, Edo State yesterday expressed their joy and satisfaction as they were presented with special reading and corrective optic lenses by the Lions International during a Vision Project held in the school and targeted at students.
Declaring open the initiative, a joint humanitarian service project of Benin Etete Unique and Edo Heritage Lions Clubs under District 404-A4 with theme: “Hope for Sight”, Lion Sir Dede Henry Idemudia, Zone 6A Chairperson, stated that the initiative, dedicated to restoring vision and bringing light to communities in Edo State through essential eye care services, was part of the Lions International core humanitarian service initiatives which underscores the organization’s commitment to sight preservation and community wellness.
Also in their addresses, Lions Uyi Darlington and Franca Nikoro, Presidents of the two clubs in the joint project stated that the choice of secondary school was deliberate, to ensure that health issues around visions of young persons are nipped in the bud early to enable them square up with their academic and future challenges with healthier, clearer vision.
The project, which commenced in June this year with intensive and extensive ophthalmic screening by ophthalmologists drawn from various health institutions climaxed yesterday with presentation of special lens and eye drops to 55 students of the college.
