Vision Aid Overseas is offering optical technicians the chance to use their skills to help set up its Vision Centres overseas. Alison Ewbank talks to one volunteer to find out what's involved.
But for Cosgrave and her fellow Vision Aid Overseas volunteers the solution was simple. The team ran a 300m extension lead from the main building of the Lewanika General Hospital to the centre’s new premises and the lab was soon up and running.
Vision Centres like Mongu allow patients to have a walk-in eye test, buy an affordable pair of glasses and be referred for specialist care if needed. To operate effectively, the centres must have trained personnel and an optical laboratory where glasses can be glazed, as well as facilities for eye examinations.
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