Eye care

Lokana brings a specialized team of volunteer eye doctors to remote villages in the forests of the Nallamalas to conduct comprehensive eye camps. Patients of all ages receive free eye exams and receive glasses, medications, and surgery free of charge.

Northern Nallamala Forest – April 2022

Northern Nallamala Forest – April 2022

In our first eye camp since the COVID pandemic, we will be traveling to interior villages north of the Krishna…

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Central Nallamala Forest – November 2019

Central Nallamala Forest – November 2019

We are committed to a sustained presence for eye care in the Chenchu communities. During this trip, we revisited the…

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Eye Camp, Eastern Nallamala Forest – March 2019

Eye Camp, Eastern Nallamala Forest – March 2019

In March 2019, our volunteers conducted eye camps in the Chenchu villages in the Eastern portion of Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Tiger…

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Eye Camp, Southern Nallamala Forest – Nov 2018

Eye Camp, Southern Nallamala Forest – Nov 2018

Our second comprehensive eye camps refined the processes developed in the Central Nallamala forest camp. In the villages of Nandigudem,…

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Eye Camp, Central Nallamala Forest – Feb 2018

Eye Camp, Central Nallamala Forest – Feb 2018

Our first comprehensive eye camp was a great success, screening over 500 people. We chose the villages of Chinthala, Thummalabailu, Marripalem,…

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Exploratory Survey – Oct 2017

Exploratory Survey – Oct 2017

This visit built the foundation for subsequent eye camps. I visited the central Chenchu villages along the Srisailam-Dornala road starting…

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