Reaching the unreached, preventing childhood blindness, and taking quality eye care to rural doorsteps across Northern Bangladesh.
Uncorrected refractive errors are among the greatest silent threats to children's education in rural Bangladesh. Many pupils suffer from severe vision impairment that goes undetected, leading to poor academic performance or dropping out.
Through DECF's School-Aged Children Screening Program (SACSP), our specialized mobile medical teams visit primary and high schools across Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, and Gaibandha. We train teachers on basic visual acuity testing, screen tens of thousands of students annually, and provide free or heavily subsidized spectacles directly at their schools.
Sustainable, high-impact community programs removing barriers to quality eye health.
Regular comprehensive screening camps organized in remote villages and river-char areas. Elderly patients with cataract are provided free transport to DECF base hospital for surgery.
Specialized programs aimed at addressing socio-cultural barriers that prevent women and persons with disabilities from accessing timely ophthalmic care.
7 permanent Vision Centres operating in peripheral upazilas ensuring daily accessibility to computerized refraction, teleconsultation, and essential eye drops.
Find the nearest DECF Vision Centre in Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, or Dinajpur for computerized eye exams and prescription glasses.
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