State programme officer of blindness eradication Hemant Sinha has shared that a special campaign will be launched in the State to free cataract backlog in rural areas.
Under this campaign people of above 40 age group, will be primarily examined and identified for their cataract surgeries in various government and NGO hospitals. This campaign would be undertaken from August to October 2018. In view to undertake this campaign Optometrists, ANM and ASHA workers would be deployed. Day to day progress of this campaign will be monitored at state Health directorate.
This was told to optometrists in a one day training session held at Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital here on Monday. As many as 70 Optometrists, DPM and DDPM have participated in the session. Eminent ophthalmologist Dr AC Agrawal and Managing Trustee of SSEH lC Janiyani were mainly present on the occasion.
Hemant Sinha told that Delhi based AIIMS hospital have conducted a sample survey at Sehore district where it was found that the quality of cataract surgery is comparatively very good than the agencies working in other states. He complimented optometrists DPM’s, Govt and NGO hospitals for this appreciable remark. He further informed that optometrists will very soon get the primary investigation equipments of blood pressure, Glucose and Eye Pressure. Sinha told that there are two main reasons of blindness, first is cataract and another is lack of follow-up examination of operated cataract patients. These negligencies can cause permanent blindness of the cataract patients. Therefore the optometrist should pay special attention for periodic follow up examination of operated cataract patients.
In beginning, MT of Sewa Sadan lC Janiyani threw light on the objectives and services of SSEH. He assured that Sewa Sadan will always be ready to support Govt Health organisations in eradication of blindness from the society.