Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Free spectacles distributed to 552 crochet lace artisans in Narasapur
Some people in a town called Narasapur make beautiful things with thread, called lace.
Their eyes work very hard, so the government wanted to help them see better.
A big eye check-up day was held on August 9 at a place called the International Lace Centre.
About 700 workers came to get their eyes checked.
Doctors used special machines to test their eyes.
They found that 552 workers needed glasses.
The workers got to pick the frames they liked best.
The glasses were given to them for free, just 10 days later.
Doctors also found 45 people who needed eye surgery for cataracts.
Twelve of those surgeries were already done at a hospital in Kakinada.
Free spectacles were distributed to 552 crochet lace artisans following an eye-screening camp at the International Lace Centre in Narasapur.
The eye camp, held on August 9, screened around 700 artisans using computerised power tests, eye pressure examinations, retinal scans and slit-lamp tests.
The programme was taken up on the initiative of Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan to extend healthcare support to artisans engaged in traditional crafts.
Artisans were allowed to choose frames of their preference, and the spectacles were provided free of cost within 10 days of the medical examination.
Doctors identified 45 persons requiring cataract surgery, and 12 cataract surgeries were performed at Sri Kiran Eye Hospital in Kakinada.
- Who
- Crochet lace artisans, doctors, and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, who initiated the programme.
- What
- Free spectacles were distributed to 552 crochet lace artisans after an eye-screening camp.
- When
- The eye camp was conducted on August 9, and spectacles were distributed within 10 days of the examination.
- Where
- International Lace Centre in Narasapur; cataract surgeries were performed at Sri Kiran Eye Hospital in Kakinada.
- Why
- To improve the health and well-being of handicraft workers and extend healthcare support to artisans in traditional crafts.
- Beneficiaries
- 552 crochet lace artisans
- Artisans screened
- Around 700
- Eye camp date
- August 9
- Camp location
- International Lace Centre, Narasapur
- Initiative by
- Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan
- Cataract cases identified
- 45 persons
- Cataract surgeries performed
- 12, at Sri Kiran Eye Hospital, Kakinada
- Spectacle delivery
- Free of cost, within 10 days of examination