{"id":4898,"date":"2025-10-11T11:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T08:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtrh.go.ke\/?p=4898"},"modified":"2025-10-11T11:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T08:45:33","slug":"eyesight-is-key-to-leading-a-quality-life-mtrh-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtrh.go.ke\/?p=4898","title":{"rendered":"Eyesight is Key to Leading a Quality Life \u2013 MTRH CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A healthy eyesight is essential for leading a quality life, making sound decisions, and avoiding injuries associated with poor vision.
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\u200eMoi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Philip Kirwa, underscored this while flagging off the 2025 World Sight Day celebrations, coordinated by the Hospital\u2019s Ophthalmology Department.
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\u200eDr. Kirwa emphasized that eyesight is a vital body function that supports judgment, perception, and decision-making.
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\u200eHe encouraged individuals experiencing eye-related challenges to seek care at the Hospital\u2019s Eye Department, noting that the unit conducts advanced corrective surgeries that have restored sight and transformed the lives of many patients.
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\u200eMTRH offers Corneal Transplant, which has successfully restored clear vision to many people across the country and beyond since its inception.
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\u200eFormer MTRH Board Member, Dr. Michael Gichangi, who joined in the celebrations, commended the Ophthalmology team for their outstanding work and dedication to excellence in eye care.
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\u200eMTRH Senior Director of Clinical Services, Dr. Andrew Wandera, reiterated the importance of eye health, describing the eye as \u201ca vital window to life.\u201d He urged everyone to embrace this year\u2019s theme, \u201cLove Your Eyes,\u201d by prioritizing regular eye check-ups and promoting eye health awareness.
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A healthy eyesight is essential for leading a quality life, making sound decisions, and avoiding injuries associated with poor vision.\u200e\u200eMoi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-health-calender"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mtrh.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FB_IMG_1760171782914.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2067,"url":"https:\/\/www.mtrh.go.ke\/?p=2067","url_meta":{"origin":4898,"position":0},"title":"MTRH COMMEMORATES WORLD SIGHT DAY","author":"admin","date":"October 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) today joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Sight Day, 2024 at Memorial Grounds. 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