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Eye hospital in China awarded pediatric cataract training initiative grant
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch + Lomb and Lions Clubs International Foundation awarded the Tianjin Eye Hospital in China a grant to fund a pediatric cataract training initiative, according to a press release from Bausch + Lomb.
"Every aspect of a child's life - from learning ability and classroom performance to friendships and self-confidence - is affected by their vision. Through this partnership, we hope to be able to provide the treatment and follow-up care necessary to prevent infant vision loss or blindness caused by cataracts, and to better the lives of China's children and their families," Dr. Tang Xin, president of Tianjin Eye Hospital, said in the release.
The $150,000 grant will be used to train the region's pediatric and cataract ophthalmologists on treatment and follow-up care, as well as fund continuing education programs. The grant money will also go toward purchasing portable retinoscopes and slit lamps, educating parents and training health care workers to screen for pediatric cataract, according to the release.
The grant was funded by the Pediatric Cataract Initiative, a global effort by Bausch + Lomb and Lions Clubs to improve pediatric cataract outcomes and fight childhood blindness.