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FIA-NE expands free vision camps across New England
The organization said hundreds benefitted from the free eye screenings and glasses.
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Staff Reporter - Thu, 29, Jan 2026
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Visitors at the camp organized by Foundation of Indian Americans – New England (FIA-NE) / Courtesy: FIA-NE
The Foundation of Indian Americans – New England (FIA-NE) organized a community health outreach with a series of free vision camps held across multiple locations in the New England region.
The vision camps carried out in partnership with RestoringVision and the Jatan Foundation provided free eye screenings and on-the-spot distribution of reading glasses.
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Abhishek Singh, president of FIA-NE, said the organization plans to make community healthcare a sustained focus of its initiatives. “The association will continue to make community healthcare a regular part of FIA’s initiatives. Our goal is to improve public health, spread positivity, and ensure no one is left behind when it comes to basic healthcare needs,” Singh said.
Rakesh Kavsari and Amol Penshanwar, vice presidents of FIA-NE, said more than 500 families have already benefited from the vision camps. “With continued community support, this number will grow significantly in the coming weeks,” they said. They also acknowledged Ram Yadav and Snehal Lakhkar for providing dental hygiene products to attendees at no cost during various health camps.
Sanjay Gokhale, executive vice president of FIA-NE, said the organization marks major festivals and observances through service-led initiatives. “Our recent celebrations of the 77th Republic Day of India and the life of Martin Luther King Jr. were marked by meaningful community service initiatives like a medical camp and these vision camps,” he said.
Dinesh Patel, emeritus chief of arthroscopic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate clinical professor at Harvard Medical School, expressed appreciation for the initiative following a 58-year medical career. “I love the passionate volunteer work—the art of giving back through ‘Sewa,’ the heritage of service to the broader society,” Patel said, commending FIA-NE, healthcare providers, and partner organizations.
Anahita Dua, director of the vascular laboratory and associate leader of advanced vascular surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, said early screening and intervention can significantly alter patient outcomes. “Camps like this don’t just treat patients in the moment—they prevent future amputations, strokes, and hospitalizations,” she said.
Organizers said the initiative is aimed at improving access to basic eye care for individuals and families who may otherwise lack essential vision health services. Additional camps are in the pipeline.
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