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Prevention of Blindness Trust, also known as the ''POB Trust'' and ''POB'', is a project of Pakistan Islamic Medical Association. POB Trust was established and registered by Trust Act in July, 2007 as a leading volunteer eye care organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight. POB Trust was declared exempted from tax in 2012 by Federal Board of Revenue (Pakistan)〔http://pobtrust.org/pobdownloads/category/11-tax-exemption〕 POB Trust endeavors to develop strategies for prevention and control of blindness and visual impairment. The prime objective of POB Trust is to promote and sustain a global campaign against all forms of avoidable blindness with emphasis on deprived communities. This initiative brings with it a great challenge and an exciting hope for all who work towards this goal. It is also a member of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness for the VISION 2020: The Right to Sight.〔http://pobtrust.org/about-pobtrust/core-values-and-strategy〕 ==Activities== The POB Trust was registered in 2007, but the organization had been working in the field from 2005. Up to May 2015, approximately US$56 million had been spent on its projects of free eye care services involving 115,194 Cataract Surgeries〔http://www.thefinancialdaily.com/epaper/Images/7-9-2013/2/2.jpg〕 of patients in 20 countries. POB Trust have been working in many areas: : * Free Eye Camps Pakistan : * Free Eye Camps in poor countries. : * Higher Surgical Training 〔http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1101754215&Issue=NP_ISB&Date=20130213〕 : * School Eye Care Services. : * Emergency Relief: Earth Quak, Floods, IDP's. : * Prison Eye Care. : * Social Activities. : * Blind Rehabilitation Program. : * Community Centers: Jarranwala District Faisalabad, Channan Kharian. : * POB Eye Hospitals : Lahore and Karachi : * Public Awareness Campaigns POB Trust organizes free eye camps in remote areas of the country. Every camp lasts for 2 to 4 days according to the location. During each free eye camp 1000-3000 patients are screened for cataracts and if diagnosed, they are referred for diagnostic tests including Hepatitis B,C Screening. Tests are performed free of cost in the camp. After passing these test patient goes towards surgery, and about 100-300 patients undergo the surgery in three days. Cataract-surgeries are done with Intra-ocular Lens implantation with small incision & Phaco-emulsification. In the out-patients reading glasses and eye drops are also distributed. From 2005 to May 2015, the trust has achieved the following milestones: 20 countries in Asia and Africa 557 free eye camps Over 1.067 million patients examined & treated. Over 115,194 operations (Mostly Cataract surgeries) Over 1 millions pairs of reading-glasses distributed 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prevention of Blindness Trust」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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