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        "id": 1785498,
        "msgid": "pgn-eye-screening-programme-finds-many-children-suffering-from-untreated-vision-problems-1780599027",
        "date": "2026-06-05 01:00:00",
        "title": "PGN Eye Screening Programme Finds Many Children Suffering from Untreated Vision Problems",
        "author": "Satria K Yudha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A free eye screening initiative by Indonesia's state gas company PGN in Jakarta revealed a significant number of children with severe, untreated vision impairments due to financial constraints. Findings included a student with myopia of minus 17 and others wearing outdated prescriptions, highlighting limited public access to eye care. The company hopes the distribution of free glasses will improve learning comfort and quality of life for the affected students.",
        "content": "<p>An eye health screening involving 300 students and residents in\nJakarta has discovered that many participants suffer from vision\nimpairments without receiving adequate treatment. Some participants were\nfound to have quite severe myopia, whilst others were still using\nglasses that no longer matched their eye condition. The findings emerged\nduring an eye examination and free glasses distribution event held by PT\nPerusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk (PGN) through its CAKRA (Cek\nKesehatan untuk Rakyat) programme at the PGN Head Office in Jakarta on\nThursday (4\/6\/2026). From the examination results, one student was\nrecorded as having myopia as high as minus 17. There was also a\nparticipant who had previously used minus 1 glasses, but upon\nexamination it was discovered their vision had reached minus 6. This\ncondition indicates the community\u2019s limited access to eye health\nservices. The cost of examinations and procuring glasses is one of the\nfactors preventing vision impairments from being promptly addressed. PGN\nCorporate Secretary Fajriyah Usman stated that the examination results\nshow many children are experiencing vision problems that could\npotentially affect their learning activities. \u201cFrom today\u2019s examination\nresults, we see many children suffering from quite serious vision\nimpairments but have not received adequate treatment due to financial\nlimitations. This condition can certainly affect their learning process\nand quality of life. Therefore, we hope the glasses provided can help\nthem learn more comfortably and confidently,\u201d said Fajriyah. Besides eye\nhealth services, PGN has previously organised basic health check-ups in\nseveral of the company\u2019s operational areas. The programme has reached\n1,610 beneficiaries. \u201cThrough this programme, we hope to help improve\nthe community\u2019s health status whilst also raising awareness of the\nimportance of conducting regular health check-ups,\u201d said Fajriyah. The\nHead of SDN Cideng 7, Ratna Suminar, said the activity helps students\nwho have been struggling to access eye health services due to their\nfamilies\u2019 financial limitations. \u201cFor some students and parents, eye\nexaminations or purchasing glasses are not easy because they require a\nsignificant amount of money,\u201d said Ratna. The Head of Al Mubarok\nFoundation, Henny Setiyani, considers that similar programmes are still\nneeded because many families do not routinely check their children\u2019s eye\nhealth. \u201cThis programme is very helpful because it provides a solution\nwhose benefits are directly felt by the students and their families. We\nsee very high enthusiasm from the participants and hope activities like\nthis can continue so that more children are helped,\u201d said Henny.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pgn-eye-screening-programme-finds-many-children-suffering-from-untreated-vision-problems-1780599027",
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