Haag-Streit UK donate ophthalmic equipment to Visionary Charitable Trust

The Visionary Charitable Trust is currently supporting Bright Sight Mission (BSM), a UK based charity run by ophthalmic nurses who dedicate their time to helping visually impaired people in Ghana, West Africa. The charity has been active since February 2018, when it began to perform free cataract operations and treatments for eye conditions, for patients in a district suffering extreme deprivation.

HS-UK donated an Eye One Ultrasound system, which is used to image the posterior, anterior and to take measurements of the eye. The system offers both A-scan ultrasound biometry and also B-scan to view anterior structures.

Anil Pitalia, the founder and ex-CEO of SpaMedica, said, “We are very grateful for the generous donation we received from Haag-Streit UK. The portable ultrasound system will allow Bright Sight’s healthcare professionals to measure and evaluate both anterior and posterior segments of the eye, supporting patients with conditions like cataracts and diagnosing other disorders. Cataracts in Ghana are often very dense and being able to visualise the posterior segment is of huge practical importance. Donations such as this will hugely benefit both the eyecare professionals involved in the Bright Sight Mission project and the patients they are treating.”

HS-UK Marketing Manager, Rebecca Seymour, said, “We are delighted to be able to contribute to Bright Sight’s mission, ‘To Prevent Blindness from treatable eye conditions.’ We really hope that the donation will be of huge benefit to the patients in Ghana, and that the team will be able to restore sight to those who have been previously unable to access much needed eyecare services.”

For more information on Haag-Streit UK’s donation, please email info@haag-streit-uk.com.