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In the past the safety of the employee was normally considered to be the employee’s responsibility and little liability was placed upon the employer. However, in more recent years the trend has been reversed and the employer is primarily responsible for the safety of the employees. This is where we come in, our job is to help reduce the number of eye injuries in industries, minimize stress on the visual system and identify visual disabilities by setting up Eye Protection and Vision Screening Programmes. Introduction of eye protection programme for employees in especially the mechanical and engineering departments will lead to at least 78.4% reduction in eye injuries over the next three years and by carrying out vision screening programme, the following advantages can be achieved: 

1. Visual ability can be used in the selection of new employees or the transfer of an employee to a task they can perform efficiently. 
2. Identification of employees with visual disabilities which may be due to an uncorrected refractive error or ocular pathology. If the visual problems cannot be corrected then the employee can be transferred to a task they would be capable of performing efficiently. 
3. Improvement of visual efficiency through vision screening can result in increased productivity, fewer accidents and reduced absenteeism.
4. Compensation of claims can be settled more easily.

The visual efficiency of the employees is one aspect that is often neglected. Various studies have shown that about one-third of employees have vision below the standard required for their occupation and there has been a considerable amount of research supporting the relationship between accidents and defective vision. Obviously, an employee whose vision is below standard is more likely to sustain self-injuries and to injure colleagues. Thus, companies should screen the vision of their employees prior to employment and at frequent intervals thereafter. This screening is carried out to ensure that any refractive error and/or any oculomotor imbalance can be corrected to give maximum visual efficiency, comfort and safe visual performance.

The general purpose of any vision screening programme is to detect those people who have defective vision but who do not present with symptoms that result in them seeking attention. Every occupation has specific visual requirement that must be met to perform tasks efficiently, safely and with comfort. Therefore, our aim here is to detect those people whose visual ability is below the standard required. For instance, vision screening is commonly used to identify young children with defective vision which can affect their progress at school.

We also play an important educative and clinical role in the provision of eye protection. Advice can be given regarding the visual abilities and safety of the employees in relation to the particular job requirements. Assessing the working conditions, the work place, the tasks involved and where necessary, making recommendations for improvement are also part of our job.

Apart from carrying out eye protection and vision screening programmes for companies, industries and other institution, we also carry out sponsored vision screening programmes for philanthropists, politicians, etc. This type of vision screening is performed in any area (usually villages, communities, orphanage homes, etc) chosen by our sponsor(s). In this aspect of vision screening, we will play two major roles. Firstly, we will enlighten the people about the domestic and non-domestic activities, lifestyles, foods, etc. that can be hazardous to the visual system. We will encourage them to undergo an eye examination at least once every year by an optometrist.

The second part is the vision screening proper, were we examine their eyes for disabilities, carry out some necessary tests and provide solution in form of spectacles, drugs, advice, etc.

You can save someone from getting blind by sponsoring this programme.

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