Optician India

Vision screening campaign to benefit 1,400 Delhi NCR commercial vehicle drivers

India Vision Institute (IVI), Hoya Lens India, Indian Optometric Association (IOA), and All India Optical Federation (AIOF) launched a campaign that will benefit some 1,400 commercial vehicle drivers and allied transport workers in the Delhi NCR region.

The campaign was launched in Gurugram with the distribution of free glasses to drivers found to have uncorrected refractive errors. The spectacles were distributed by Hoya’s Sanjay Tiwari, Managing Director, HOYA India, Subodh Dixit, President, IOA, Sanjeev Madan, General Secretary, AIOF, and Vinod Daniel, CEO, IVI,

As part of the program across Delhi’s NCR, some 1,400 commercial vehicle drivers will be vision screened and those found to have refractive errors given free corrective glasses. Those with other ocular conditions will be referred to hospital for further treatment.

Vinod Daniel said, "IVI has vision and road safety as a priority. Vison plays an important role in driving safely and in the prevention road traffic accidents. A pair of corrective glasses to
drivers found to have Uncorrected Refractive Errors will go a long way in drivers having better vision. Over 55% drivers need spectacles and around 90% of drivers screened are first-time spectacle users.”

“I am happy that Hoya Lens India, along with IOA and AIOF, have come forward again to associate with IVI in a vision screening program,” he noted.

Ramachandran P, eyewear consultant and Chair, IVI’s Hon Advisory Committee, said, “It is a great initiative especially as vision issues and myopia have assumed pandemic proportions globally. The campaign will provide access to vision screenings and lead to making our roads safer and prevent loss of lives.”

Sanjay Tiwari, Managing Director, Hoya Lens India said, "We are happy to be associated with IVI in this campaign and hope that it would enhance driving conditions. We wish IVI every success in their work to prevent avoidable blindness in India."