Bureau report
SWAT, Pakistan
Al Mustafa Welfare Trust continued its Mid-Year Free Eye Camp Campaign by organizing a one-day free eye camp in Dadahara, Kabal, Swat, providing essential eye care services to hundreds of people living in one of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s remote communities.
The camp offered free eye examinations, specialist consultations, essential laboratory screening, refraction services, and near-vision spectacles to women, children, and elderly patients. Free cataract surgeries were also performed for patients suffering from vision impairment, helping restore sight and improve their quality of life.
According to the camp’s official report, a total of 237 patients received outpatient consultations, including 98 women and 139 men. The medical team successfully performed seven cataract surgeries, while 129 patients were provided with free prescription spectacles. In addition, 37 patients underwent refraction tests to assess their vision needs.
As part of the pre-surgical screening process, eight patients were tested for Hepatitis C (HCV), Hepatitis B (HBsAg), and HIV, with all results returning negative. One diabetic patient was also identified and provided with appropriate medical advice.
Al Mustafa Welfare Trust said many people living in Pakistan’s remote and underserved regions continue to suffer from preventable vision problems because they lack timely access to specialist healthcare. Without early diagnosis and treatment, minor eye conditions can develop into permanent blindness.
Through its nationwide Mid-Year Free Eye Camp Campaign, the Trust is extending quality eye care services to vulnerable communities, ensuring that no one is deprived of the gift of sight simply because they cannot afford medical treatment.
The eye camp was coordinated by Wahid Bakhsh, Eye Camp Coordinator, Al Mustafa Pakistan, while photographs of the humanitarian initiative were captured by Tariq Hassan.
