The Lenskart Foundation’s Child Eye Care Centre is an initiative aimed at providing eye care services to communities lacking accessibility to such services. We strategically open our Child Eye Care Centres in areas that are inhabited by underserved people. We opened our first 100 per cent charitable Child Eye Care centre at the Tughlakabad Extension, New Delhi, in August 2021 ad currently running 6 centres, 4 in delhi/NCR and one each in Lucknow and Jaipur. The name “Child Eye Care Centre” reflects our belief that children represent the future, and ensuring their clear vision is vital for their development. The most satisfying part of our journey is seeing children doing well in their studies because of our efforts. They now do not have to drop out of school. Their clear vision will surely help them in achieving new heights.
The school dropout rate due to myopia is 25% and to reduce this rate we are continuously working on organizing camps in schools. We regularly conduct Eye health care camps at government schools to ensure that students and teachers alike know the importance of good eye health. Usually, children who attend these camps have never been exposed to the concept of vision correction. It is this that we hope to change with our free vision correction series and provide them with free corrective glasses. At our Child Eye Care Centers, we prioritize screening kids’ eyes but adults are as welcome. Even people in different occupations have reported that there has been a significant impact on their work productivity after having a detailed eye examination. The whole idea is to provide free, comprehensive eye examinations, and act as a practical means to prevent and control avoidable blindness among the underprivileged population and create accessibility and affordability for them.
We record the pertinent details of each patient on our centralized panel, which enables us to comprehensively understand their eye problems and needs. Moreover, we regularly follow up with each patient every six months using this data.
Following registration, we do 11-step detailed eye tests. If necessary, we also provide personalized recommendations for beneficial eye exercises and promote healthy dietary habits to support optimal eye health.
Following the eye test, we document their updated prescription and allow them to choose frames based on their preferences. They are then scheduled to return in one week to collect their custom-powered glasses.
After giving the glasses, our actual work begins as we monitor individuals to ensure they encounter no issues. Additionally, we schedule recheck-ups within 6 months and again give them the glasses if needed.
