By Syed Khalid Mahmood | Administrator
CURRENT PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT
July, 2017 to September, 2017
Good vision is key to a child’s physical development, success in school and overall well-being. It is essential to check children’s vision when they are first born and again during infancy, preschool and school years The school eye health programme covers both rural and urban schools where trained teachers carry out screening tests with single E chart. Children who are diagnosed with refractive error are further evaluated by the optometrist by Cycloplegic Refraction and provided with free glasses. Those children who do not improve with refraction are referred to the eye clinic for further management and evaluation. School going children in government schools aged 5 – 12 will be screened by teachers trained by the programme to identify certain eye complications (vitamin A deficiency, ptosis, refractive error, squint, white pupil, discharge and red eye). Those needing refraction and those needing major eye care treatment will be referred to nearby eye care centres. Children identified as having significant refractive error will be followed up on and their siblings will be tested for visual health. Furthermore all teachers in each school being visited will have their vision tested and glasses provided as necessary. Health Education A very important element of the project is the improvement of community awareness in eye health as well as the provision of general health education, including personal hygiene, in the schools. This is being done through the distribution of health education materials (posters and flipcharts), and health education sessions at schools, Adults and children with disabilities have been largely denied their right to education. Children with disabilities are less likely than those without to start school and have lower rates of ongoing attendance and progression in schools. Uncorrected refractive error is the most common cause of poor vision in children. These treatable conditions can impact a child’s life through difficulties with activities of daily living, mobility, reading and fine work. This can impact on education, personal development and economic productivity. It is estimated that at least one third of the world’s 72 million children who are not in school have a disability which includes those with a vision impairment . One of the main drivers of school eye health programs is the detection and treatment of uncorrected refractive errors. Refractive errors (RE) result in an unfocussed image falling on the retina which causes blurred and/or distorted vision. These conditions can be corrected by spectacles or contact lenses in the majority of cases. There are several different types of refractive error, which cause different symptoms, and occur in all populations to varying degrees. Poor vision is more common as people age; therefore, teachers are likely to benefit from vision screening as well as the children. Common conditions in adults include refractive error, diabetes, and glaucoma. In addition to the types of refractive error found in children, 80% of adults aged 40 years and above have presbyopia. Presbyopia affects a person’s ability to focus at close, thus causes difficulty seeing near objects, hence this condition affects reading among other daily tasks. For school teachers this can impact the preparation, delivery and marking of school work.
Khyber Eye Foundation also visited orphan centres to check the eye sight of the orphan children for refractive errors. The team during the period visited 43 schools and screened 1742 students, 307 teacher were trained to carry out vision of each student, and out off 1742 students 1158 students were diagnosed as refractive error and were issued spectacles free of cost worth of 1513$
Story of a girl student who had refractive error and how her life changed after she was issued spectacles by the project team.
This is a story of a young girl Haseeba lives in a small village Dhaki and belongs to very poor family, having 6 sisters and 2 brothers, her father is a laborer and supporting 12 members of the family. School eye health program team visited GGHSS Dhaki district Charsadda and received vision testing form from teacher on which there was a name of Haseeba, student of class 7th.we asked her about how she does her class work and other activities in her life. She replied with tears in her eyes that she sit very close to the board to note down notes and can’t participate in any of the school activity like sports debates etc due to my poor eye sight my father could not afford to take me to the doctor for my vision problem. Optometrist in a team did refraction of Haseeba. Before refraction her vision was 6/60 In right eye and CF in her left eye after refraction it becomes 6/6 in right ant 6/12 in her left eye. She was issued with glasses free of cost, after wearing glasses she became very confident and bright student of the class. She and her family members wear very thank full the team for their effort and restoring eye sight of Haseeba.
Raised $ 4311
Remaining $ 45189
By Syed Khalid Mahmood | administrator
By Syed Khalid Mahmood | Administrator
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