The Association of Malaysian Optometrists (AMO) successfully organized a vision and eye health screening program in commemoration of World Sight Day 2023, which carried the theme “Love Your Eyes at Work.” This event took place at the Malaysian Parliament on October 11th and 12th, 2023, and was graced by the presence of YB Dr. Zaliha Mustafa, the Minister of Health Malaysia, who officiated the ceremony. We extend our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to YB for inaugurating this program.
This celebration serves as a platform to raise awareness about the primary eye care role of optometrists and aims to help the public differentiate between optometric practices and eyeglasses shops. Furthermore, AMO is committed to addressing the issue of late detection of blindness and strives to assist the community in identifying eye problems at an early stage through various vision and eye health screening
We at AMO would like to express our deep gratitude to Ophthalmic Instrument, Essilor, MSU-iCARE, and Rhazes TeleHealth for their valuable contributions in providing the necessary equipment, which was instrumental in the success of the eye screening process. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the dedicated volunteers, students from the School of Optometry at UCSI, lecturers, and the Executive Committee of the Malaysian Optometrists Association (AMO) for their unwavering commitment and effort in making this eye screening program a success.
We are truly thankful for your generous support and collaboration in our mission to promote better eye health and awareness in our community.
