A two-day pre-eye-surgery outreach is on going at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, (AKTH) Kano, North West Nigeria.
Nigerian Kicker reports that the outreach, which began on Sunday 24th August, 2025, is expected to attend to 300 patients free of charge beginning from 8 a.m to 5 p.m daily.
The outreach, which is sponsored by AMA Foundation, is in two sections. One is the eye screening section for the patients and the other is the blood screening for the patients.
Leader of the eye screening section, Mohammed Nasir told Nigerian Kicker that what they do include registration of patients, vision test, glass recommendation, booking for surgery and recommendation of drugs.
Mohammed Nasir
“Basically what we do here is to register the patients, test their eyes and do recommendation where necessary.
“After the test, it will determine whether the patient needs surgery, we now send the patient to the blood screening section,” he said.
A cross section of patients waiting for screening.
Nigerian Kicker was also at the Serological Department where blood screening is also taking place simultaneously.
An official of the section, Umar Faruq Muhammad says, blood screening is next to surgery after taken biometry, issuing of IOL (Lenses) and signing of consent.
According to Muhammad, “it is after a successful surgery that glasses and drugs are recommended.”
Patients undergoing blood screening.
Meanwhile, a follow up programme of opthalmology by the Hospital will hold on Wednesday, 27th August, 2025 at Afficient from 10:00am.
Cross sections of officials below attending to patients:
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