National Programme for Control of Blindness

1. National Programme for Control of Blindness

2. 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”.

3. 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

4. Eye Care Infrastructure RIO Medical Colleges District Hospitals Sub – District Hospitals Vision Centers NGO Base Hospitals Eye Banks Eye Donation Centers Optometry Schools

5. ACTIVITIES UNDER NPCB • 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

6. CATARACT • Gujarat has achieved more than 100% of cataract surgery since 1997 – 1998. • 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. • Gujarat is also achieving the highest Cataract Surgery Rate (CSR) per one lack population consistently for the last seven years. • The CSR has been increase from 383 / lakh population in 1994 - 1995 to 1309 in the year 2012 – 2013.

7. Performance of Cataract Surgeries (2007-08 to 2012 – 13)

8. Performance of Intra Ocular Surgeries (IOL)(2007-08 to 2012 – 13)

9. School Health Programme • Approximately 6 to 7 % of children in the age group between 6 to 14 years found to be having Eye problems. • The common causes are refractive errors, Vita. A def., corneal opacity, cataract, Glaucoma etc. • Govt. of Gujarat has launched and successfully doing well in School Health Programme since last 5 years. • This programme is running with the co-ordination of primary education department. • One teacher from each primary school preferably ladies teacher wearing the glass is trained for primary eye examination of the school children. • In the year 2012 – 2013, 9455 teachers have been trained under NPCB programme. • Increase in the number offree 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.

10. Performance in School Eye Screening Programme (2008 – 2009 to 2012 – 2013)

11. Eye Banking • Eye donation activities have been also increased in last five years. • There are 36 registered Eye banks under Human Organ Transplantation Act in Gujarat. • Every year a fortnight from 25th August to 8th September is celebrated for promotion of Eye donation campaign.

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