MOBILE EYE CAMP in RAJA TOWNBy Africa Cataract Project medical team, a mobile eye camp for cataract patients was held in town Raja, the South Sudan's Western Bahr Al-Gazel state. The free eye camp was organized in collaboration with Western Bahr Al-Gazel Ministry of Health in April 2009. Within 497 pre-surgery screening, 55 cataract surgeries were performed by three specialized surgeon totally free of charge.
The town needs special care in terms of preventable blindness. During the patient screening, considerable number of glaucoma and trachoma cases was seen by doctors besides cataract cases. Three-day-camp was closely observed by state Health Minister and Commissioner. Although the operation number was less than planned number, it was quite useful for those who received surgery and re-gained eye visions.
