Wednesday, March 19th was a fun day for staffs of Onigbongbo LCDA, Ikeja, as members from Lagos Passionate Lions Club under the International Association of Lions Club District 404B2 Nigeria, showed love by sharing their project of vision with them.
The staffs who got free eye screening alongside free reading glasses expressed gratitude to the Lions Club for coming to their aid, especially in difficult times when things have suddenly become expensive.
Speaking at the event is the Charter President of Lagos Passionate Lions Club. Lion Menwa Okeke, she spoke on the importance of the eye, ” The eyes is a very important organ in the body. Without sight, one will be blind to the world. Sight is crucial for learning, interacting and even ensuring safety. So sight is very important and we in the Lions Club ensure that we help those that we can concerning eye sight, including giving them free eye screening and free glasses to assist them while reading. Though there are some critical cases whereby we seek advice from the doctor and those with very bad eye sight are taken to the hospital for surgery.’
She further stated to less privileged people out there to grab the opportunity whenever they see Lions Club doing this activity as it can be of help to them, “we in the club understand that things are hard, so for those who wants to check up on their sight but can’t due to one reason or the other should please grab this opportunity as we do this yearly. Take care of your eyes, don’t let there be an emergency before you check on them.”
Also speaking is the guest speaker and optician of the event, Lion Dr. Kelechi Onyedi. He spoke on why it’s important to keep your eyes safe by checking up on it regularly, “Sight is very important as without it we can’t do our day to day activities comfortably. Catering of family and friends can be a problem without eye sight. Unfortunately, many people don’t know the value of sight, they don’t care for the eyes like they take care of other part of the body, people ignore sight until something happens, which is wrong. We should check on our sight from time to time at least once in a year and since Lions Club does this yearly it’s a great opportunity to take advantage of checking the eyes.
Lastly is the activity chairperson of the month of March, Lion Nkechi Lord, she spoke on why she chose the venue and the importance of eye sight, “this week in the month of March is the world optometric week, so Lagos Passionate Lions Club decided to visit Onigbongbo LCDA, Ikeja to teach their staffs about how to take care of their eyes. We gave free eye test, which comes along with free glasses if the need arises. We also have a doctor on ground who will listen to their complaints so if the situation is serious they will be referred to the clinic for further test, but we are here basically to inform them on how to take care of their eyes.
In conclusion, she advised people out there to make out time to visit the eye clinic to check up on their eyes. She further advice people to go to the clinic that can be afforded or take advantage of programs that involves taking care of the eyes, so as to avoid eye problems in the near future.