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ABC Eye clinic Gazipur started its procedure in 1985 and currently the clinic is providing the following services at a very nominal fee for self-sustaining of the service:

• Out door service from Saturday to Thursday in a week
• 10 beds indoor service
• Cataract Surgeries with IOL surgeries
• Phaco surgeries including other major and minor surgeries

ABC Sherpur Eye Clinic was established in 1988 at Sherpur upazilla under Bogra district with two broad objectives (i) Prevention of Blindness and (ii) Rehabilitation of Rural Blind persons. In order to achieve the objectives, the main activities were conduct Sight Testing Program in rural areas, providing ophthalmic service through eye clinic, training on primary eye and health care and prevention of blindness and Rehabilitation of rural blind. After withdrawal of donor support in 2000, at present the following services are in operation:

• Outdoor service from Saturday to Thursday in a week
• 5 beds indoor services
• IOL surgeries including minor surgeries

Braille Production Unit

In order to overcome acute shortage of Braille text books for visually impaired students of the country ABC established Braille Production Unit at Gazipur ABC complex. It produces Braille education materials e.g. Braille text book, Braille calendar, magazine etc for the children of ABC 7 hostels and also supply to other organizations, school, college and university level students as and when necessary. An in house mini computerized Braille press publishes textbooks and literature of general interest in both English and Bangla. School and college students send their requests for transcription round the year.

Run hostel for the Visually Impaired children

ABC has been running 7 hostels (1for girls and 6 for boys since 1978 and 1991 located at Gazipur, Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Sirajgonj, Comilla, Brahmanbaria and Magura districts of Bangladesh. The seat capacity of each hostel is 10 but it has been increased into 14 in the Gazipur girl's hostel considering gender sensitivity and women empowerment aspect. ABC provides education support to the Visually Impaired children from class one to ten. Many government, private, public and convent schools in the mainstream after being convinced with the importance of integration have collaborated with ABC and have opened their doors for blind students. At the hostel, students have access to free boarding, lodging, medical and recreational   facilities, which ensures that the children carry out their studies in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere. 

SHOPNO Scholarship 

ABC has been providing with monthly scholarship to the meritorious ex-students of ABC for completion 'Higher Secondary Certificate' education since 2006. ABC receives this grant from "Shopno", a Japan based non-profit organization. Mr. Bishawjit Roy, Executive Director of the organization is a visually impaired person and was also an ex-student of ABC Camilla hostel. After forming the 'Shopno' as organization, to support and encourage the initiative it has been providing the scholarship for the students of ABC as appreciation and social responsibility aspect. Shopno Scholarship for the year 2013 was distributed on 27-30/01/2014 among 10 selected students through Gazipur, Sirajgonj, Brahmanbaria and Comilla Hostel Superintendents.