Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust
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Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust or LRBT is Pakistan's
largest non governmental organisation. working to fight blindness in the country. Established in 1984, it is based in Karachi with hospitals and primary eye care centres throughout the country.
LRBT is committed to creating a better Pakistan by preventing the suffering caused by blindness and other eye elements. To this end, it will provide comprehensive state-of-the-art, free eye care in keeping with its tradition of excellence, efficiency and compassion for all.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
largest non governmental organisation. working to fight blindness in the country. Established in 1984, it is based in Karachi with hospitals and primary eye care centres throughout the country.
Naming
The Trust is named for its two founders: Graham Layton and Zaka Rahmatulla, both whom contributed Rs. 500,000/- each to start it.History
The trust was founded in 1984 with Rs. 500,000 apiece by two successful businessmen: the Late Graham Layton, an Englishman who become a Pakistani citizen and by the Late Zaka Rahmatulla. Upon his death, Graham Layton left his estate for the benefit of LRBT.LRBT is committed to creating a better Pakistan by preventing the suffering caused by blindness and other eye elements. To this end, it will provide comprehensive state-of-the-art, free eye care in keeping with its tradition of excellence, efficiency and compassion for all.
Major sponsors
- Graham Layton Trust
- Sight Savers International (UK)
- Pakistan Baitul
- Pakistan Central Zakat Administration
- Infaq Foundation (Pakistan)
Services provided
The following services are provided at their hospitals:- CataractCataractA cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity and obstructing the passage of light...
surgery - CorneaCorneaThe cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Together with the lens, the cornea refracts light, with the cornea accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical power. In humans, the refractive power of the cornea is...
and External Eye Disease - Diabetic retinopathyDiabetic retinopathyDiabetic retinopathy is retinopathy caused by complications of diabetes mellitus, which can eventually lead to blindness....
- Diagnostic procedures including Fundus Flourescien Angiography , Optical Coherence Tomography, Field Analysis etc
- GlaucomaGlaucomaGlaucoma is an eye disorder in which the optic nerve suffers damage, permanently damaging vision in the affected eye and progressing to complete blindness if untreated. It is often, but not always, associated with increased pressure of the fluid in the eye...
- LacrimalLacrimal canaliculiThe lacrimal canaliculi, also known as the lacrimal canals or lacrimal ducts, are the small channels in each eyelid that commence at minute orifices, termed puncta lacrimalia, on the summits of the papillae lacrimales, seen on the margins of the lids at the lateral extremity of the lacus...
(Tear Duct) Disorder - LaserLaserA laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
treatment - Oculo-plastic Services
- Orbital Disorder
- Pediatric eye care
- Retinal disorders including Vitreo- Retinal Surgery
- UveitisUveitisUveitis specifically refers to inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, termed the "uvea" but in common usage may refer to any inflammatory process involving the interior of the eye....
Clinic
Network
Currently (2010) there are 16 fully equipped hospitals (13 in the rural areas) and 39 primary eye care centres.Hospitals
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