Jhelum Eye Camp Updates
22/10/2011 
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#FreeEyeCamp Jhelum Day 3 Summary – Dressings for patients who were operated on yesterday were opened today by the medical professionals. This concluded the amazing work by the POB Trust team who departed the camp. PakTrust volunteers and staff finished with a major cleanup of the premises and area.
#FreeEyeCamp Jhelum Day 2 Summary: The 2 days are over. Provisional figures:
- 935 patients treated.
- 367 males & 568 females.
- 67 operations in total performed (18 patients unfit for surgery).
- 325 glasses issued.
- Medicine issued to 900 people.
- 33 patients referred to Al-Shifa Eye Hospital for further care.
- Eye care services provided by:
A full report will follow soon.
Our heartfelt thanks to all involved in making the Eye Camp a huge success. Helping those in need is never easy, and only possible with your passion, compassion, dedication and devotion to the cause. Our thanks to you and your families who also share the burden of your efforts.
#FreeEyeCamp – Next eye camp details to follow soon.
#FreeEyeCamp Jhelum Day 1- Update 5: how many professionals does it take to check nearly 600 patients in a single day! And perform 53 operations (cataracts)? Would you believe all this was done by just 3 surgeons and a team of 6 technical staff – thats it. A fabulous achievement by the specialists from the Prevention of Blindness Trust (POB Trust).Please include them in your prayers – their devotion is just extraordinary.
#FreeEyeCamp Jhelum Day 1- Update 4: almost 600 patients were treated on the first day of the #FreeEyeCamp in Jhelum. 53 patients were operated on. Many operations could not be performed due to various reasons (high blood pressure, sugar levels etc). How many professionals did it take to see this many people? See the next update.
#FreeEyeCamp Jhelum Day 1- Update 3: Correction – apologies the last update inadvertently mentioned figures for end of the morning session. The 550 figure was for late afternoon. Final figures for the day, to follow in the next update.
#FreeEyeCamp Jhelum Day 1- Update 2: At the end of the morning session on the first day, a staggering 550 people have been registered and checked for free eye treatment. 70 people have been identified for cataract surgery, and the first patients have already been op
erated on. The huge turn out already, shows the poverty levels in Jhelum and surrounding areas and dire need for projects like this. If you live in Jhelum and surrounding areas, and know someone that can benefit from free eye care, please get them to the PakTrust Jaan Sadiq Memorial Building today or tomorrow. Make this your good deed for the day / week / month / year! Details here. There are no plans for further Eye Camps in Jhelum in the foreseeable future so don’t let them miss out.
What happens at an eye camp? This short video is from a camp held in Jhelum last year at the Jaan Sadiq Memorial Building (Pakistan).
We will post new videos and photos as soon as possible – right now focus is on the patients.
#FreeEyeCamp Jhelum Day 1 – Update 1: Doors opened nearly 2 hours ago. 350 people have already registered and are being attended to by eye care medical professionals. First operations to start soon. The Jaan Sadiq Memorial Building is full of life and activity and performing it’s Sadaqah Jaria obligations of helping the poor. The building in Jhelum was provided to PakTrust by Haji Munir Hussain as a legacy to his mother Jaan, and father Sadiq. Further updates to follow.
We’ll be updating here and on our Facebook page.
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