Bangladesh, Nov. 3 -- Standard Chartered Bangladesh has launched 'Gift of Sight', an eye-care initiative in partnership with Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IIEI&H) to support underserved and unserved tea-growing communities in Kulaura, Moulvibazar.

Advertisement The initiative will provide eye screening and treatment to more than 7,000 tea garden workers, focusing on cataract, tear-duct conditions, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Around 1,500 patients will receive free cataract surgery, and selected patients will receive DCR and DCT surgery as needed, according to a media release.

Tea garden workers often face generational poverty and economic hardship, as well as a lack of awareness about the importance of specialise...