As many as 1,197 students of Government schools in Bhopal districts underwent eyesight examination. The task was carried out jointly by Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital, international NGO SightSavers, District Blindness eradication committee and education department.
The campaign was launched under Vidya Jyoti school Eye health programme.
Under this programme 51 senior teachers were imparted training of master trainers in first phase. later, these Master trainers have imparted training to 1029 teachers of cluster level schools in second phase.
Now these trained teachers are screening the vision of students in their respective schools. This task of Vision screening would be completed by December 2015. Under this Scheme Vision of school children of first to eighth standards were examined.
Initially, those students who are suffering from refractive error in their Eyes, is being treated in Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital, local government health centers and vision centers based at Anand Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Shahpura and chandbadh vicinities of Bhopal city. After screening of the poor vision students, Sightsavers and Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital will provide them spectacles free of cost. In addition to this, Sewa Sadan with the help of district blindness eradication committee will treat eye diseases of students who are ailing diseases other than poor Vision. Improvement in Social and academic quality of those students would also be accumulated periodically.
Notably, Sightsavers have accorded sanction to undertake a pilot project of School screening for two districts of the country. One is Cuttak of Odisa and another is Bhopal District of Madhya Pradesh. After Completion of this task of school screening in Bhopal, this scheme will be launched in Vidisha District also.