DHA in collaboration with Aster Opticals to conduct free eye-screening across Dubai schools

DHA in collaboration with Aster Opticals to conduct free eye-screening across Dubai schools

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) efforts to strengthen collaboration with private healthcare institutions aims at leveraging the capabilities of both the public and private sector, in a manner that it serves the community and provides the highest level of quality healthcare for the people.

In alignment with this, the Authority has announced the launch of a joint awareness and prevention campaign, in collaboration with Aster DM Healthcare’s eye care division Aster Opticals, to conduct free eye screening across Dubai schools, with the aim to promote early detection of eye diseases and early intervention in order to prevent disease progression and ensure timely intervention.

This campaign in partnership with Aster Opticals will help inform parents and caregivers if their children have any vision problems that require corrective measures. The campaign will also help authorities understand patterns and causes that are leading to near or far-sightedness among children, one of the most common health problems in the world.

Dr. Ramadan Ibrahim AlBlooshi, Acting Director at DHA’s Public Health & Protection Department said: “Preventative screening programs not only help in early detection and intervention but also encourage community members to adopt model health behaviours. At the DHA, school health in particular is a