Eyecare professionals travel to Ghana for eye clinics

A team of eyecare professionals from Specsavers practices across Leicester travelled to Ghana to run nine days of eye clinics.

During their time there, they carried out 1,842 eye tests and gave out almost 3,000 pairs of glasses that were donated from patients in the UK to those in need.

Director at Specsavers in Hinckley and Lutterworth Ab Roy said: ‘This is my fifth visit to Ghana as part of this project. It’s estimated that 95% of people that need glasses in Ghana don’t have access to affordable eye care services and glasses, so it was great to see the villagers wearing their specs proudly and to be able to make such a huge difference for some people. We were able to fit a pair of glasses for one gentleman who needed a +10.00 prescription, which is really life-changing.’