Equipment for Eye Camps required urgently

As we all know that with the onset of old age the problems of sight get worst.
In many remote areas of Pakistan most people are poor they don’t have access to any General Physician. They don’t get any old age benefits from Government or any other institution. They remain dependent upon their children. Because of illiteracy and unemployment their children don’t succeed getting any permanent job. They work on daily wages. Most of them just live from hand to mouth. Under these circumstances the majority cannot imagine to spare 6 to 15,000 thousand Rupees (95 to 240 US $ at least) for eye surgery. These helpless people are compelled to compromise living a miserable life like blinds.

Once, Dr. Ayaz Saeed (Member Advisory Council, PR) treated an old man in remote areas of NWFP, who used to live like blinds for 8 years. He had no money to go to any nearby city and to get rid of cataract.


In past, Pakistan Relief arranged a few such operations with the help of another organization because we had no surgical equipment available. We want to continue this activity on regular basis. Dr. Ayaz and Dr. Usman both have done thousands of cataract surgeries. They are available voluntarily at the end of every week. More over they can spare more time if needed.

In this regard we need some necessary equipment and stuff to continue the Prevention of Blindness Program both independently and effectively. Sometime hospitals dispose off the used equipment which might still be useful for us. We request individuals and hospitals abroad for entire or some of the following equipment. The list of required items is as under:

Out Patient Requirements

Essentials
• Ophthalmoscope
• Ophthalmic Torches

Second Priority
• Portable Slit lamp
• Tonometer (Perkins Type)
• Portable Autorefrectometer
• A Scan U. Sound


OT Requirements

• Operating Microscope
• Autoclave
• Hot Air Oven
• Sterlizer (We have already)
• Generator
• Stools (We can arrange)
• Trolly /Table (We can arrange)

Instruments
• Drums for autoclave
• Bowls (We can arrange)
• Cataract Surgery Sets 4 at least
• Cannulas


Supplies needed to carry out Surgeries

• I.O.Ls ( Available in Pakistan for 10 to 40 US $)
• Visoelastics
• Blades
• Syringes (We have a lot already)
• Cotton ( Available )
• Antibiotics
• Eye Drops
• Opbites
• Miostat
• Sutures

The provision of above said items would make our dream of eye treatment for the poor people true. The government has exempted all the machinery and medical supplies from taxes which would be imported for humanitarian purposes.