Hyderabad: The MaxiVision Super Specialty Eye Hospital here organized health camps in all its branches in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam to create awareness on diabetes and its ill-effects on the body on World Diabetes Day today. A team of doctors participated in the program. Free eye check-up, random blood sugar, Blood pressure, height and weight checkups were done for all diabetes patients on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Sudheer, COO, Maxivision eye hospitals said, “World Diabetes Day” is observed every year on November 14 to create global attention on ill-effects of uncontrolled diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is one leading cause of blindness and vision impairment. Vision problems are common in people of all age groups but the severity is more in elderly people. Elderly people get vision defects as their age grows and develop issues related to sight. Thus they need long-lasting and approachable treatment.
Diabetes is one of the important factors which will lead to diabetic retinopathy, if not treated in time may lead to vision impairment. World Diabetes Day is not just a one day event, but it is an initiative which inspires to help the world around us. As a gesture towards all, such eye complications in the society, and to rekindle the hope in all the patients suffering with eye related diseases, Maxivision organized free health camp today.
Eyes check-up, Random Blood Sugar, Blood pressure, Height & weight check up will be conducted free of cost on the occasion to all diabetes patients. (NSS)
