Guinness Nigeria has donated a pair of slit lamps to the management of
the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), as part of efforts to
boost healthcare in the country.
Speaking at the ceremony, Global
Sustainable Development Director, Diageo Plc
, David Croft, noted that
the donation is in keeping with the company’s commitment to support the
Guinness Eye Centres in sustenance of its original vision and to ensure
that the facility remains the reference point in the provision of
excellent eye care in Nigeria’s health sector.
“At Guinness Nigeria, our vision has
always been to make a positive difference in the society. We believe
passionately that when we help Nigerians preserve their sight, we not
only deliver quality eye care but we also contribute to the
socio-economic development of Nigerians. It is our hope that this
gesture would enhance the capacity of the Eye Centre to serve many more
Nigerians. We will strive to do more with a view to creating a healthy
society that improves the overall development of the nation,” he said.
Slit lamps are the most frequently used
and most universally applicable examination instrument in ophthalmology.
Its field of application include the examination of the anterior
segment of the eye including the crystalline lens and the anterior
vitreous body, observation of the posterior segments and the
iridocorneal angle that are not visible in the direct optical path, as
well as measuring intraocular pressure.
They also offer a robust image
processing and data management system that assists in diagnosis,
record-keeping and information sharing thus providing a convenient
medium for keeping track of a disease’s progress and facilitating better
communication between physician and patient or between physicians.
The Chief Medical Director (LUTH), Prof.
Chris Bode, on receiving the equipment noted that he was pleased with
Guinness Nigeria’s involvement in sustaining the management of eye
centres for over 50 years; adding that the centre would continue to
deliver excellent eye care to patients. He thanked the company for the
timely and auspicious donation to the Centre and expressed his desire
for a continued partnership.
Croft who is visiting Nigeria for the
first time as head of Global Sustainable Development for Diageo Plc, the
parent company of Guinness Nigeria, later undertook a tour of the
Guinness Eye Hospital in the company with some dignitaries that included
Sustainable Development Manager, Guinness Nigeria, Mr. Osita Abana,
Chairman Medical Advisory committee, LUTH, Prof. Ben Fasanmade; Head,
Department of Ophthalmology, LUTH, Prof. Adeola Onakoya; and a host of
other consultant ophthalmologists
by Martins Ifijeh
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