The International Pitying Hearts Society / IPHS has established a hospital for eye surgery in the northern countryside of Idlib which is named Ibn al-Haytham Ophthalmology Surgical Hospital.
Belong to that hospital, there is ophthalmic outpatients clinics manage to diagnose eye diseases for the displaced Syrians around the area.
The idea of the mobile ophthalmic clinic in Syria came out to explore all kind of ophthalmic injuries at the camps and communities that are far from the hospital, yet in need to be served. A doctor with a car that is equipped with ophthalmic medical equipment go through these areas, population centers, and camps to provide appropriate diagnosis and the necessary medication, transfer them to the clinics that follow Ibn al-Haytham Ophthalmology Surgical Hospital, or perform the necessary surgeries at Ibn al-Haytham Ophthalmology Surgical Hospital.
The ophthalmic medical equipment in the vehicle consists of the following:
– Slit Lamp
– Ophthalmoscope
– Retinoscope
– Tonometer
In addition to eye medications that are prescribed to the patient for free.