More than 2300 benefit with a first of its kind initiative undertaken by the Eyebetes Foundation in association with Haji Ali Dargah trust by organising a free Diabetes and eye screening for all devotees visited the Haji Ali Dargah. Dr Nishant Kumar, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon said Diabetes is one of the leading causes for loss of sight. Patient underestimates the problem until it is too late.
Eyebetes Foundation in Association with Haji Ali Dargah trust is organising a free diabetes checkup and eye screening for all devotees at Haji Ali Dargah. Free blood sugar and blood pressure, vision assessment and retinal examination will be done on March 4 2018.
Diabetes is a chronic medical condition which deranges glucose metabolism resulting in increased blood glucose levels. The raised glucose levels in the blood affect almost every part of the body as their predominant effect is on all blood vessels. Increased sugar levels cause damage to the blood vessels causing every blood vessel to either shut down (occlusion) or for the blood vessels to be leaking causing swelling and edema. Most times there is a combination of occlusion and edema due to diabetes.
Devotees who went for darshan at Siddhivinayak Temple were blessed with the assurance of good health and eyesight yesterday, thanks to a free medical camp right outside.
Out of all the senses, vision is the most delightful one, Helen Keller once said. What many don’t realize is that diabetes, one of the most common lifestyle diseases, can cause blindness.
Sachin Tendulkar urges all to visit Eyebetes camp at Lalbaugcha Raja this year to take advantage of the free Diabetes and eye scanning.
This Ganesh Chaturthi, doctors from all over the world will gather with celebrities and educational institutes to break a new Guinness World Record on September 11– the largest number of people screened for ‘eyebetes’ in a single location on a single day. Dr Nishant Kumar, who started the initiative, said that he wanted to highlight the relationship between diabetes and blindness in India and targeted the devotees of Lalbaugcha Raja for the ambitious project.
Dr. Nishant Kumar – The Best Eye Doctor in India is available at P D Hinduja Hospital, Khar, Mumbai.
