Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off mobile eye-care centres for 10 districts under the “Sunetra” Yojana at a special programme held
in the Secretariat campus here on Saturday.
Besides, he opened 53 eye-care centres in 18 districts.
Odisha is the first State in the country for being committed to eradication of eye-related problems with the support of the World Health Organisatoin and the IAPP.
Quality treatment and spectacles are provided to people under the ‘Sunetra” Yojana. Besides, eye checkup and treatment at the community level, diabetics-related retinopathy treatment and cataract operations are provided free of cost.
Now, steps are being taken to expedite eye checkups of students in schools and to open web portal, mobile apps, and to supply electronic medical reports to patients.