Eye screening for La Misère primary school pupils |14 November 2026

An eye screening exercise aimed at identifying vision problems among pupils and ensuring that those who need help receive the appropriate support was held at La Misère primary school on Thursday.

This was organised by the Lions Club of Seychelles, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, Optic Seychelles and the La Misère primary school team,

The exercise saw a total of 106 pupils screened, with 22 identified as needing prescription glasses.

The initiative forms part of efforts to promote eye health among schoolchildren and detect potential vision problems at an early stage by the Lions Club Vision Screening Programme Seychelles.

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