Gameplaying day pays for Crumlin eye equipment

Vital eye-testing equipment for children with diabetes has been donated to Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin.

More than €70,000 in funding was raised for the project through a national School Game-playing Day, organised by toy and games company 'Hasbro'.

The new technology will be critical in the early diagnosis of Diabetes Retinopathy, a condition, which if left untreated, can lead to permanent loss of vision.

Opthalmic surgeon Donal Brosnahan said the equipment was a great boost to the hospital's facilities.