St. Lucians will soon receive diabetic retinopathy services under the Vision 20/20 LINKS Programme “the right to sight,” an initiative of the World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness to eliminate avoidable blindness worldwide.

St. Lucians will soon receive diabetic retinopathy services under the Vision 20/20 LINKS Programme “the right to sight,” an initiative of the World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness to eliminate avoidable blindness worldwide. The programme provides equipment and training for screeners, graders and laser treatment to address diabetic retinopathy conditions. More from Glen Simon.