Vision to villages on wheels

CHENNAI: Villagers living within 150 km radius around Chennai, if they have an eye ailment, need not travel to the city to consult a specialist. Tertiary eye care will now come to their doorstep in the form of  Nethra Vahana (a mobile van  with sophisticated eye care equipment) which was flagged off by Actor Vijay at Rajan Eye Care Hospital on Thursday amidst much fanfare.Project  Nethra Vahana -  a Rural mobile Tele-ophthalmic van with advanced equipment - is a long felt dream of Dr. Mohan Rajan, Medical Director of Rajan  Eye Care Hospital, who also started the Chennai Vision Charitable Trust(CVCT)  16 years ago with a view to  take quality eye care to the underprivileged .Nethra Vahana will take tertiary eye care services to the doorsteps of the poor in remote  villages.