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https://lrbt.org.pk/. Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust or LRBT is Pakistan's largest non-governmental organisation, working to fight blindness in the country. [1] It is assumed to be not only the largest eye provider in the country but also the largest eye care provider in the world to have treated over 54 million patients in 38 years.
February 10 – Pakistan – At least 10 people, including six schoolchildren, were killed in a fireball after a tanker carrying liquified petroleum gas collided with a car in Sheikhupura. [ 200 ] February 11 - France - A school bus collided head-on with a truck carrying rubble in Rochefort , killing six children.
Ophthalmology ( / ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒi /, OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) [ 1] is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. [ 2] A former term is oculism . An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. [ 3]
The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) was created in 1995 by Dr. Geoffrey Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit with a goal of establishing a sustainable eye care infrastructure in the Himalaya. HCP empowers local doctors to provide ophthalmic care through skills-transfer and education. From its beginning, HCP responds to a pressing need for eye care in the ...
Eye Care Foundation ( ECF) is an international charity organisation active in over 20 countries in Asia, [ 4] Africa [ 5][ 6] and Latin-America. [ 7] ECF was founded when Eyecare Worldwide and Mekong Eye Doctors joined forces in 2008. [ 8] The two organizations shared the same objectives and working together as the current foundation has proved ...
September 2023. Confirmed cases. 86,133 in Punjab (as of September 2023) In September 2023, there was an occurrence of conjunctivitis, commonly referred to as pink eye, in multiple cities across Pakistan. The outbreak initially began in Karachi and subsequently extended to Lahore, eventually reaching Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Visual impairment. Visual or vision impairment ( VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception. In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks, including reading and walking. [ 6]
Religion. Predominantly Islam minorities of Christianity, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Overseas Pakistanis ( Urdu: بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد ), or the Pakistani diaspora, refers to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent.