PEEK program ensures kids get the treatment they need

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Kenya, Prevention
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Ten-year-old Zelma from Kenya is the youngest of seven children. Four years ago, she started experiencing eye problems. Her eyes burned and itched, and her eyelids started to grow heavy. Her mother, Berth, took her to a local hospital where she was treated for eye allergies. But sadly, Zelma never received further treatment. Her eye… Continue Reading PEEK program ensures kids get the treatment they need

School screening in rural Kenya – using a mobile phone!

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Uncategorized
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Last spring, we told you how Operation Eyesight helped fund an exciting technological development that will revolutionize eye examination: a smartphone application called Portable Eye Examination Kit (PEEK). Now being tested in rural schools in Kenya, the school-based PEEK pilot project is helping build capacity of teachers to monitor and evaluate the visual acuity of… Continue Reading School screening in rural Kenya – using a mobile phone!