Project Report
| Jun 2, 2016
Visual Rehabilitation
By DR.KRISHNA R MURTHY | PROJECT LEADER
![LIKITHA (WEARING GLS) WITH HER FRIENDS AT SCHOOL]()
LIKITHA (WEARING GLS) WITH HER FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Under our outreach activity Community based rehabilitation for visually impaired programme (CBR) in association with Operation Eyesight Universal & Givaudan India Pvt Ltd was started in an Urban Slum in Bangalore with specific objective of identifying persons with curable and incurable blindness, low vision and visual impairment & to provide need and age based rehabilitation services including developmental, educational, mobility, life skill, economic & social rehabilitation services. Under this programme 17686 children were screened in the field. 12 children were assessed for the level of low vision and were provided with suitable low vision aids followed by admission to integrated school. The above childrens' best corrected visual acuity was 6/18 or even less & field of vision was less than10 degree. The main diagnosis of the above children for low vision was Congenital Glaucoma, Rod cone dystrophy, Total Retinal Detachment, Retinitis Pigmentosa & Congenital cataract.
![SHASHANK (AGED 10 YRS) WITH HIS MOTHER]()
SHASHANK (AGED 10 YRS) WITH HIS MOTHER
Mar 7, 2016
MISSION OF VISION
By DR.KRISHNA R MURTHY | MEDICAL DIRECTOR
![1yr old baby operated for deficient eye lid @IGICH]()
1yr old baby operated for deficient eye lid @IGICH
In accordance to our mission we have screened 120 children from 2 schools. 25 children were referred to base hospital for evaluation and management. 15 children have been provided with glasses prescription. Children identified with need for further medical / surgical intervention have been treated at base hospital. 8 children have benefitted from surgical interventions at base hospital. Besides, our doctors visit paediatric clinic being run at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Centre for 3 days in a week and have screened around 515 children out of which 5 children necessitated surgical intervention and were operated at IGICH for cataract ailment & others during the same period. Keeping in view the children’s systemic condition the surgery was planned at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Centre. All surgery required consumables and instrumens were carried to centre from base hospital.
![15 days old baby operated for cataract at IGICH]()
15 days old baby operated for cataract at IGICH
![School Screening camp in progress]()
School Screening camp in progress
![10month oldbaby operated for dislocated lens @VIIO]()
10month oldbaby operated for dislocated lens @VIIO
Dec 2, 2015
The VIIO Child Eye Care Project Update
By Subbakrishna Rao | Project Leader
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Eye screening
From 15th of September 2015 till November end we have screened 230 number of school children from 3 schools. These schools are typically run by Government and have students coming from very poor and undernourished background. Children identified with need for further medical intervention have been provided with glasses - 22 nos have benefited from this screening, 26 children have been treated for other eye diseases. Besides this we have done children eye screening at our vision centres - Padayanapura & Nandini Layout for 165 children and spectacles have been suggested to 51 needy children. Our doctors visit paediatric clinic being run at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Centre for 3 days in a week and have screened around 375 children for various ailments during the same period.
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Vision Checking