AMBASSADOR FOR EYE CARE PROGRAM IN 18 DISTRACTS IN CHHATTISGARH INDIA

DR. SUBHASH MISHRA; DR. ANAND SAXENA; DR. NEERJA SAXENA; DR. RS TIWARI; DR.RK AWASTHI

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

AMBASSADOR FOR EYE CARE PROGRAM IN 18 DISTRACTS IN CHHATTISGARH INDIA

Dr. Subhash Mishra, Dr. Anand Saxena, Dr. Neerja Saxena, Dr. Rs Tiwari, Dr. Rk Awasthi

Abstract :

Aim and Objective– a) Examine maximum school going children in 18 districts will get the advantages of primary eye care treatment. b) Examine and training at least one teacher per school for primary screening, primary treatment of eye cares health education and referrer to specialist doctors. c) To provide treatment to all suspected or identified children, and d) To create awareness among school teachers, parents, children, adolescence about primary care of eye. Materials and Methods: A sample of 1653113 school going children age 6 to 18 years studying in different school in 18 districts of Chhattisgarh were examined by 47449 ambassadors, 334 ophthalmic assistant officers, 72 eye doctors of government sector and 14 eye doctors from private sectors during 16 September 2011 to 30 June 2012 in four phases. Result: Myopia boys mean 1.00�SD.000, girls mean .56�SD .496, t value 78.299, hyperopia problem boys mean .50�SD.500, girls mean .65�SD .477, t value –36.397, and astigmatism disorder boys mean .80 �SD .403, girls mean .67�SD .469, t value –33.216 is statistically significant at 0.05 levels. Cataract was responsible for 206 out of 1653113 children (0.012%) of different visual impairment. The barrier for cataract surgery was financial issues (16.20%), lack of awareness (23.40%), lack of facilities (11.65%), lack of good doctors (0.54%), accessibility due to distance (12.84%), fear of surgery (6.8%), fear of losing eye sight after surgery (10.28%), waiting for camp for surgery (13.26%) and other illness (4.9%). Conclusion: Ambassador for eye care Scheme of National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) and Rajeev Gandhi Shiksha Mission (RGSM), programmed success of patients Satisfaction, which may be attained by providing quality of services, utilization of updated technology, accessibility and effective counselling at various vision centres in Chhattisgarh. To trained school teachers for primary screening, primary treatment, eye care, health education and referral. Provided successful treatment to all suspected or identified children, Ambassador for eye care created and understanding of the community structure, their cultural and social beliefs, level of awareness spread among school teachers, parents, children, adolescence about primary care of eye.