India, Nov. 21 -- In a landmark step towards advancing rural eye health, Standard Chartered and Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), under the Bank's flagship initiative 'Seeing is Believing', have inaugurated the Standard Chartered-Shroff's Eye Care Education Academy in Vrindavan, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh.

This new academy will expand access to quality eye care and provide education and livelihood opportunities in underserved rural communities.

Since 2014, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, with support from Standard Chartered, has provided comprehensive eye care services across Mathura through a state-of-the-art eye care centre in Vrindavan and a network of vision centres and community outreach programmes.Over the last dec...