Free Visakhapatnam eye camp screens more than 1,100 patients
A two-day eye screening camp organised by Pfizer Healthcare India and Sankar Foundation in Aganampudi examined 1,113 patients. Organisers said hundreds received spectacles and medicines, while 75 people were selected for surgery, with some procedures completed during the camp and others scheduled afterward.
A two-day free eye screening camp in Aganampudi, Visakhapatnam, screened 1,113 patients, according to the organisers. The camp was organised by Pfizer Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd.
in collaboration with Sankar Foundation as part of Pfizer’s corporate social responsibility initiative. It was held at the Community Welfare Centre and provided screening, medical consultation and treatment without charge. Of the patients screened, 883 were prescribed spectacles.
Organisers said 770 patients received their spectacles at the camp itself. Medicines were distributed to 435 patients, while 75 people were selected for eye surgeries. Sixteen surgeries were performed on the second day of the camp, with the remaining procedures scheduled for the following day.
The programme was inaugurated by Ravi Chander Katta, Pfizer’s site head. A. Krishna Kumar, managing trustee and chief executive officer of Sankar Foundation, acknowledged Pfizer’s support for eye care among underserved communities.
The organisers did not provide further details about the patients’ conditions, the types of surgery performed or the locations where the remaining procedures would take place. The camp formed part of Pfizer’s stated corporate social responsibility activity, with the collaboration focusing on access to eye screening and treatment in the Aganampudi community. The figures released covered screening, spectacles, medicine distribution and surgery selection during the two-day programme.
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