Eye care services expanded for persons living with psychiatric conditions
TwinTech Healthcare Services is expanding its eye care initiative for individuals living with psychiatric conditions in Chennai and surrounding districts. The program aims to provide comprehensive screenings to address refractive errors and other vision-related risks for vulnerable populations.
Why it matters
This initiative addresses a critical gap in healthcare accessibility for marginalized groups, improving the quality of life for those in psychiatric rehabilitation.
TwinTech Healthcare Services, a unit of TwinTech Institute of Education Trust, Chennai, is expanding comprehensive eye care services for persons living with psychiatric conditions and residents of rehabilitation centres.
Over the past year, it has conducted comprehensive eye examinations for more than 1,200 residents across four psychiatric rehabilitation centres identifying uncorrected refractive errors, advanced cataracts, glaucoma suspects, and other eye-related risks.
The initiative is now being expanded to reach 1,000 more individuals with psychiatric conditions in Chennai and neighbouring districts. The team is currently conducting comprehensive eye examinations for residents of psychiatric rehabilitation centres in Perambalur district.
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