Hospital based community eye health project in association with Operation Eyesight Universal
Duration
4 years
Location
Vision Centre at Padarayanapura
Goal
Eliminate avoidable blindness in the project area by 2019
Specific Objectives
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Increase walk-in patients to the base hospital by 20% annually
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Reduce backlog of blinding causes by over 95% in the case of curable and treatable forms of blindness
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Integrate primary eye care services into existing primary health services
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Network with relevant governmental and non-governmental agencies for improving the socio-economic status of the target communities
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Establish a referral system leading to sustained accessibility to eye care service
Target population
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Padarayanapura - 35,213
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Rayapuram - 32,949
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Jagajivanaram Nagar - 33,758