Promotion of Various 'Citizen Convenience Projects' in Damyang-gun, Including 'Cataract Surgery Cost Support'

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang County is promoting a cataract surgery support project to prevent blindness among the elderly, take responsibility for their eye health, and reduce medical expenses.

The cataract surgery support has been promoted since 2007 to restore vision that causes inconvenience in daily life.

Targeting low-income seniors aged 60 and over, in cooperation with the Korea Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness and Damyang Woori Eye Clinic, a total of 2,104 surgeries have been completed so far.

Eligibility for surgery application is for those aged 60 or older diagnosed with cataracts, with vision below 0.3, who have paid less than 50,000 KRW in local tax by detailed tax item, and 250,000 KRW is supported per one eye.

The application procedure requires obtaining a cataract diagnosis certificate from Damyang Woori Eye Clinic, which has an agreement with the public health center, and then visiting the health center with an ID card to apply.

A county official stated, “The cataract surgery support project, which has been promoted for 15 years, has been evaluated as greatly helpful in improving the eye health and health promotion of local seniors,” adding, “We will continue to do our best to create a bright and healthy local community.”

◇ Support for Eco-friendly Agricultural Product Packages for Pregnant Women, Supplying Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Worth 480,000 KRW Annually

Damyang County will begin accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis from the 17th for the ‘2022 Pregnant Women Eco-friendly Agricultural Product Support Project’ for the health of future generations.

Applications can be made from the morning of the 17th via the Pregnant Women Eco-friendly Agricultural Product Shopping Mall, and in unavoidable cases, application forms and required documents can be submitted directly to the Eup/Myeon office.

The project scale is 80 people, recruited on a first-come, first-served basis, and once selected, a notification message will be sent with the pregnant woman’s unique number.

Eligible applicants are those currently pregnant as of the application date or mothers who gave birth after January 1, 2021, and will receive eco-friendly agricultural product packages worth approximately 480,000 KRW, including self-payment, supplied for one year.

Orders for eco-friendly agricultural products can be placed until December 15, and by adding desired agricultural, livestock, fishery products, and processed products to the shopping cart and paying only 20% of the total purchase amount, fresh agricultural products can be safely delivered to the home.

A county official said, “If online mall membership is not registered within 30 days after confirmation of eligibility or no order is placed within 60 days, it will be considered a withdrawal from the project, so orders must be placed within the period,” adding, “We will do our best to promote this project to protect the health of pregnant women and children.”

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