India, Feb. 13 -- IIT Kanpur's Cell for Differently Abled Persons (CDAP) launched a comprehensive vision screening initiative for school students.

The program focuses on children aged 5-15 years and aims to bring together medical expertise & innovative technology to address early detection of vision problems.

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The inaugural screening program, conducted at Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Kanpur evaluated 108 students using mobile technology and professional medical expertise. The initiative was spearheaded by Dr Vineeth Kumar, in collaboration with Rajesh Sanal and Agniv Kumar, informed IIT Kanpur.

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