Muju-gun Supports Eye Surgery Costs for Children from Low-Income Families

For Children Under 10 Diagnosed for Surgery from Low-Income Families

[Muju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Muju County announced on the 29th that it will provide year-round financial support for eye surgery costs for children from low-income families.

The supported conditions include ophthalmic surgeries for strabismus, entropion (a condition affecting the conjunctiva), congenital cataracts, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal diseases, and glaucoma.

Surgery costs related to these conditions (including hospitalization fees) and preliminary examination fees can be fully covered as out-of-pocket expenses under the insured items.

Eligible applicants are children under 10 years old diagnosed as needing eye surgery who are recipients under the National Basic Livelihood Security Act, belong to the near-poverty class, are eligible under the Single-Parent Family Support Act, and have an income at or below 80% of the median income based on 2022 standards.

The support procedure involves submitting the eye surgery support documents to the Muju County Health and Medical Center, after which the Korea Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness decides on the surgery support, and the surgery can be performed at the desired hospital.

The support covers surgery costs related to the applied conditions (including hospitalization fees), preliminary examination fees, and up to 100,000 KRW for glasses for post-surgery treatment purposes.

For more details, please contact the Muju County Health and Medical Center.

Muju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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