Shri M.N. Reddy Inaugurates "Fireman's Vision - Our Mission" programme for Fire Fighters

The Karnataka Fire and Emergency services, in association with Narayana Nethralaya organized "Fireman's Vision - Our Mission" programme Today. The programme was inaugurated by Shri. M. N. Reddy, IPS, Director General of Police and Director General of Fire & Emergency Services at the Fire and Emergency Services office auditorium, Central office buildings, Ulsoor. Dr. K. Bhujang Shetty, Chairman & Managing Director, Narayana Nethralaya was the chief guest and present at the inauguration were other dignitaries from the Fire & Emergency Services department. The Free Eye consultation programme will be a one year programme starting from 1st of November 2015 to October 31, 2016. During the year-long campaign, Fire personnel can walk into any of the four hospitals of Narayana Nethralaya by exhibiting their Identity cards for a free consultation and eye testing under the guidance of expert ophthalmologists. The plan is to cover all the Fire Personnel under the campaign.

A mock drill conducted by the fire department recently at Narayana Nethralaya was the seed of thought for Dr. K. Bhujang Shetty to organize the "Fireman's Vision - Our Mission" programme. At the inaugural ceremony, Dr Bhujang Shetty said, "Many people are afflicted with diseases such as BP and diabetes, which are known to affect the eyes over time. It is not necessary for Fire Fighting personnel to have eye related issues due to these common factors. Firemen are very likely to develop eye problems when they go out to fight for the lives of people during any fire or emergency, hence risking their lives and most importantly of all, their eyes. Regular eye check-up is very important, especially for the nature of job they are into. I am glad that we can make some kind of difference in their lives through our "Fireman's Vision - Our Mission" programme" he was quoted as saying.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri. MN Reddy said Bangalore has more than 3000 and odd Fire fighters and officers and we are glad that Narayana Nethralaya has offered to care for them keeping in mind the nature of work and risk factors they face.

A programme to pledge eyes was also launched. The importance and awareness on of Eye donation was also created among fire personnel. Out of the estimated 1.3 crore visually challenged people, only 0.3 per cent are permanently blind. "We can fight blindness if more people are willing to shed their prejudices and pledge to donate their eyes," concluded Dr. Shetty.

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