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Special clinics in Netra
Raksha Kendra are functional for retina,
glaucoma, cornea and oculoplasty. Squint, paediatric and Low vision clinics are also getting
momentum slowly. The eye programme has modern
facilities like operating microscopes, Diode & Yag
lasers, auto refractor, Phaco-emulsification
& automated perimeter. Surgeries like cataract with intraocular lense implantation & keratoplasty
are regularly performed. Under this programme
Jhagadia & Valia
blocks were made cataract free as per WHO guidelines. Operational
research including conducting surveys for Govt. of India & WHO is
also being done regularly.
Diagnostic eye camps
are regularly organised in interior villages
of Bharuch, Narmada, Surat
& Vadodara districts. The local community
does necessary publicity in surrounding area of the proposed camp site.
As a result people get treatment & spectacles, if necessary, near
their homes. And yes ........ patients with cataract are identified and brought to
the hospital at Jhagadia on the same day.
Similarly they return home the next day following the operations.
Hundreds of old persons who used to live a dependent life are now
living a new life following the restoration of their vision. As a
result WHO's goal of vision 2020 is getting
impetus at least in this area. In all these programmes
regular provision of health education to community provided during day
& night is playing important role. Govt. of Gujarat
has constructed separate eye OT at PHC Netrang
for Sewa rural and daily OPD and twice a week
operative work is carried out regularly. Satellite centres
are functioning at CHCs at Dediapada, Sagbara, Mangrol, Zankhvav
& Valia (monthly). 4 vision centres in Nandod taluka are visited weekly.
Training programmes for ophthalmic assistants
and out reach paramedics are organised for
organizations from Gujarat &
beyond. The hospital is now recognized for DNB in Ophthalmology by the
National board of examinations and MBBS students can now join us for
three years of residency. We are conducting training of Ophthalmologists
in SICS, camp
organisors,
optical fitting personnel and OT nurses also.
SEWA Rural is a
member of the Vision 2020 right to Sight India Programme
which is an advocacy group to provide impetus to the goal of National Programme for centre of blindness.
We have prepared a
manual and a video DVD in English & Gujarati on “Operation
Theatre Protocol” based on our protocol & scientific literate
search on the subject. It is turning out to be very useful for
practical implementation particularly in view of absence of such
guideline being available in the country. We have conducted clinical
evaluation of nearly 20 partner hospitals of Sight Savers International
in Rajasthan, UP, MP, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
SEWA Rural is a
registered “eye ball collection centre” with the Eye Bank
Association of India.
In the year 2008,
SEWA Rural received the award for outstanding work in the field of
Community Ophthalmology from Community Ophthalmology Society of India
which is an initiative of Venu Eye Institute
& Research Centre.
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