Transcript National Programme for Control of Blindnes

National Programme for Control of Blindness
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NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR CONTROL OF BLINDNESS
 India was the first country to launch a National Program for Control of Blindness in 1976.
 State Government of Gujarat started implementation of this programme in 1978.
 Gujarat is committed to reduce the burden of avoidable needless blindness by the
year 2020, adopting the strategy advocated for Vision 2020 – “The Right to Sight” with
the aim “To intensify and accelerate present prevention of blindness activities so as to
achieve the goal of eliminating avoidable blindness by the year 2020”.
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NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR CONTROL OF BLINDNESS
: Objectives :
 To reduce the prevalence rate of blindness from 0.9 to 0.3 by 2020
 To maintain the CSR above 1300 per 1 Lakh population
 To reduce the prevalence rate of blindness due to diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma & corneal diseases
 To reduce the prevalence rate of pediatric blindness due to refractive error, congenital cataract, congenital
glaucoma, & corneal blindness
 To make high quality eye care services affordable and accessible to each person of community
 To strengthen primary eye care services, School Eye Screening and Eye donation activities by developing
partnership between government, NGOs & local community agencies
 To implement revised Grant – In – Aid policy for NGOs in Cataract, Diabetic retinopathy, Glaucoma &
Corneal Diseases
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Eye Care Infrastructure
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24
Medical Colleges
District Hospitals
22
Sub – District Hospitals
237
Vision Centers
181
NGO Base Hospitals
36
Eye Banks
87
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RIO
Eye Donation Centers
Optometry Schools
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ACTIVITIES UNDER NPCB
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Cataract Surgery
School Eye Screening Programme
Eye Banking
Co-ordination with NGOs and Private Sector
Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma, Childhood Blindness & Corneal
Diseases
 Preparation of Village Blind Register
 IEC activities
 Training of Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ophthalmic Assistant, Medical Officers,
ASHA and Paramedical workers
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CATARACT
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Gujarat has achieved more than 100% of cataract surgery since 1997 – 1998.
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During the decade of eighties, the total cataract operations being performed in Gujarat
State were only 75000 to 100000 per year. Now it has increase to 800000.
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Gujarat is also achieving the highest Cataract Surgery Rate (CSR) per one lack population
consistently for the last seven years.
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The CSR has been increase from 383 / lakh population in 1994 - 1995 to 1309 in the year
2012 – 2013.
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Performance of Cataract Surgeries (2007-08 to 2012 – 13)
Target
Achievement
%
900000
700000
806396
780957
800000
744159
790701
734433
700000
700000
700000
570000
600000
500000
400000
350220
300000
200000
100000
106.31
0
2008-09
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104.92
2009-10
2010-11
225.77
141.47
111.57
2012-12
2012-13
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Performance of Intra Ocular Surgeries (IOL)
(2007-08 to 2012 – 13)
CatOps.
IOL
850000
780957
744159
739136
734433
%
806396
777630
802441
790701
785870
730402
680000
510000
340000
170000
99.33
99.45
99.57
99.51
0
2008-09
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2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
99.39
2012-13
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School Health Programme
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Approximately 6 to 7 % of children in the age group between 6 to 14 years found to be having Eye problems.
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The common causes are refractive errors, Vita. A def., corneal opacity, cataract, Glaucoma etc.
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Govt. of Gujarat has launched and successfully doing well in School Health Programme since last 5 years.
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This programme is running with the co-ordination of primary education department.
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One teacher from each primary school preferably ladies teacher wearing the glass is trained for primary eye
examination of the school children.
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In the year 2012 – 2013, 9455 teachers have been trained under NPCB programme.
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Increase in the number of free distribution of quality spectacles from 10000 to 180000 in last decade has
shown the commitment of paramedical & non-medical agencies at the grass root level.
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Performance in School Eye Screening Programme
(2008 – 2009 to 2012 – 2013)
Children Detected with RE
200000
Free Spects Provided
192255
187412
184839
188328
181954
169646
159933
150832
150000
148159
140064
100000
50000
0
2008-09
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2010-11
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Eye Banking
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Eye donation activities have been also increased in last five years.
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There are 36 registered Eye banks under Human Organ Transplantation Act in Gujarat.
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Every year a fortnight from 25th August to 8th September is celebrated for promotion of Eye donation
campaign.
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No.
Year
Target
Eye Donated
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2008 – 2009
8000
6468
2.
2009 – 2010
8500
6483
3.
2010 – 2011
9000
7782
4.
2011 – 2012
9200
8213
5.
2012 – 2013
9200
8066
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THANK YOU
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