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PSV drivers: Like tires, check eye pressure too

About 40 per cent of the drivers checked had eyesight problems. [iStockphoto]

Over 1, 500 drivers of public service vehicles in Nairobi had their eyesight checked to create awareness around eye health and road safety during this year's World Sight Day under a campaign dubbed 'Dereva Hodari.'

The drivers were checked on among other conditions; refractive errors like myopia (nearsightedness), hypermetropia (farsightedness) and astigmatism.

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