August being Children's Eye and Health Safety Awareness month,we at RJ Sankara Eye hospital, Panvel alongwith Kotak education foundation had organised an Eye health awareness lecture for students of class 5 to class 7. It was an online session of one hour duration attended by around 100 students with their parents and teachers.During this session we discussed various topics such as
- How do I identify I have an Eye problem
- Precautions for Blue Light
- Nutrition for Eyes
- Eye exercises which students can do at home
- Importance of regular eye check up
- Self care of Spectacles
- Maintaining safe distance from gadgets
- How to maintain posture while attending Online classes
- Features on Mobile phones for minimising ill effects on eyes
- First Aid for chemical injury,Foreign body,blunt trauma.
- Social media awareness like Google page, Facebook page, YouTube videos.
- Newspaper awareness article on children eye care
- Free screening camp for children at hospital as well as local societies
- YouTube videos to create awareness regarding routine eye check up in children and how to avoid digital eye strain due to to online classes.
- Bansal News Ayushman program on on television to create awareness regarding safe eye care in children.