Oluyole Free Medical Outreach Benefits Residents, As Over 200 Individuals Receive Eye Glasses, Surgical Services
•By Oyeniyi Awojoodu, Ibadan
Over 200 residents of Oluyole Local Government Area (LG) in Oyo State were beneficiaries of a free eye glasses at a medical outreach organized by the council in collaboration with Samaritans Foundation and two others.
The event, held on Friday, November 8 at the Oluyole LG Secretariat, Idi-Ayunre saw a large turnout of individuals, many of whom had struggled with vision issues and lacked the means to afford corrective eyewear.
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Engr. Akeem Olatunji, the executive chairman of Oluyole disclosed that Oluyole’s collaboration with Samaritans Heart For Humanity Foundation, Compassionate For The Aged Foundation, and Salvation Initiative For The Vulnerables for the free medical outreach was key in the life of his administration.
He also disclosed that after diagnostic exercise, persons with normal eye challenges would get the needed treatment alongside free eyeglasses while severe cataract cases would be taken to Lagos for proper surgery all for free.
The free eye care initiative by the local government was in partnership with a team of volunteer medical professionals and optometrists, who conducted the eye tests and helped distribute the glasses. Eyewear of varying prescriptions were available, and those who required more specialized lenses were given referrals for further treatment.