Two-week train trip to bring vision care to Africa

An optical assistant working at Vision Express has won company sponsorship to volunteer for a two-week vision care charity scheme in South Africa.

Samantha Davidson from Glasgow will board a locomotive train in Johannesburg before stopping at rural areas including Vryburg and Delareyville.

She said: ‘I chose to pursue a career in optometry with the aim to help people and make a difference and I’ve done a lot of volunteer work and fundraising in the past.

‘It’s a first-come first-served service and the eye clinic team sees 150 patients daily at each location so quite often people arrive really early and wait a long time to be tested but we’ll be providing a same-day service for optical prescriptions.’