Project Vision Covers over 60,000 Students
10,948 found to have defective vision
Coimbatore: Concerted efforts should be made to rid Coimbatore region of eye defects in children, the Chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore Kendra, B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, said here on Tuesday.
As chief guest of a function organised by The Eye Foundation to commemorate the coverage of over 60,000 colleges and schoolstudents under its Project Vision scheme, Mr. Vanavarayar said even many people in urban areas were not aware of the risks from vision defects that could occur in children. "They are casual about it and by the time one realises the seriousness of the problem, it is too late."
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Coimbatore: Concerted efforts should be made to rid Coimbatore region of eye defects in children, the Chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore Kendra, B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, said here on Tuesday.
As chief guest of a function organised by The Eye Foundation to commemorate the coverage of over 60,000 colleges and schoolstudents under its Project Vision scheme, Mr. Vanavarayar said even many people in urban areas were not aware of the risks from vision defects that could occur in children. "They are casual about it and by the time one realises the seriousness of the problem, it is too late."
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