The Presbyterian Hospital at Agogo in the Ashanti Region has strengthened its eye care services with the acquisition of advanced equipment funded entirely through its internally generated funds.

The modern equipment, including an automatic lens edger, is capable of automatically fixing lenses with high precision.

This will allow specialists to treat patients more efficiently and accurately, immensely increasing the hospital’s capacity to serve more patients.

The development at the Presbyterian Hospital is part of the hospital’s ongoing efforts to improve patient care and maintain its reputation for excellence in eye treatment.

The new state-of-the-art machinery, including a Fundus camera, AB scan, and non-contact tonometer has come to reduce patients' time and efficiency in care for advanced eye conditions.

The General Manager, Rev. Ezekiel Amadu Daribi, indicated that the investment underscores the hospital’s commitment to enhancing its signature eye care services, a tradition dating back to 1931.

“All of them we got them from our internally generated funds. This emphasises the importance we place on improving the conditions of the hospital with our everyday efforts.

“These Eye accessories are dedicated to enhancing services. The eye service is our signature service, and we continue to announce to the general public that our eye clinic is making a good move constantly to continue to improve care,” he said.

Principal Optometrist, Dr Edward Aboagye Yeboah explained that the equipment will facilitate quick and accurate care.

“The machine gives the ability to fix a lens automatically, without any manual intervention. So specialists will be able to fix the lens fast and accurately. It saves time, and allows us to cater for a lot of patients at a time,” he said.

Medical Administrator and Ophthalmologist in charge at the eye clinic, Dr Kennedy Opoku thanked management for committing over GH₵400,000 to the improvement of the eye clinic.

He called on benevolent organisations to support the hospital’s mission to become a leading healthcare centre.

“With the support of management and the board, the eye clinic has added to the existing equipment. We are grateful to management, board and entire staff for their dedication to quality eye services and health care in general. This can be supported by benevolent bodies who want to see a highly elevated healthcare centre,” he said.