World Sight Day observed

The Department of Ophthalmology at the Nishtar Medical University (NMU) organised a walk on the occasion of the “World Sight Day” with the aim of raising awareness about vision problems and prevention of blindness.

The “World Sight Day” is an international day of awareness held annually on the second Thursday of October. This year's theme of the World Sight Day is "Love Your Eyes".

The walk was led by the Principal of the Nishtar Medical College (NMC), Dr. Rashid Qamar Rao, while senior faculty members and a large number of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff participated in the walk.

The participants were carrying banners related to the prevention of eye diseases.

On this occasion, the speakers attributed the increasing rate of eye diseases to the lack of timely diagnosis and urged all people to have regular eye examinations. Later, a meeting of heads of basic sciences was also held under the chairmanship of Dr Rashid Qamar Rao, in which the ongoing educational and teaching activities in various fields were reviewed.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 14^th, 2022.