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VISION CENTERS FOR PRIMARY EYE CARE DELIVERY IN INDIA

VISION CENTERS FOR PRIMARY EYE CARE DELIVERY IN INDIA. VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – INDIA . Dr. Asim Sil, Chief Medical Officer, Netra Niramay Niketan Mr. Anand Sudhan K., Head -Community Ophthalmology, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya

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VISION CENTERS FOR PRIMARY EYE CARE DELIVERY IN INDIA

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  1. VISION CENTERS FOR PRIMARY EYE CARE DELIVERY IN INDIA VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – INDIA Dr. Asim Sil, Chief Medical Officer, NetraNiramayNiketan Mr. Anand Sudhan K., Head -Community Ophthalmology, SadguruNetraChikitsalaya Dr. T. P. Das, Director, LV Prasad Eye Institute – Bhubaneshwar Dr. B.K. Jain, Director, SadguruNetraChikitsalaya Dr. G. V. Rao, CEO, VISION 2020: The Right To Sight – INDIA Col. (retd) Dr. Deshpande, President, VISION 2020: The Right To Sight – INDIA Ms. Vrinda Arora, Program Manager, VISION 2020: The Right To Sight – INDIA

  2. KEY STAKEHOLDERS

  3. Tripura Tele-Ophthalmology Project (Vision Center) - Overview

  4. The Need for Vision Centers

  5. Innovation Applied • Set up in the premises of Community Information Centers (CICs) thus leveraging the existing infrastructure • VCs are connected to Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital in the state capital of Agartala • Vision Centre Management System stores the preliminary findings and vital stats of the patients

  6. Tripura Vision Centre

  7. Pictures transmitted

  8. Key Statistics • Of the total number of patients screened, between April 2007 and July 2012, 44% were women

  9. Key Statistics • 67% of the patients referred to base hospital in Agartala received treatment and were cured (67%)

  10. Key Statistics • 43% of the patients screened were prescribed glasses

  11. Key Statistics • 66% of the cataract patients identified have undergone surgery

  12. Conclusion

  13. THANK YOU

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