1 1 health & family welfare dept, govt of gujarat national programme for control of blindness

1Health & Family Welfare Dept, Govt of Gujarat

www.gujhealth.gov.in

National Programme for Control of Blindness



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”.



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



Eye Care Infrastructure

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19

24

22

237

181

36

87

04

RIO

Medical Colleges

District Hospitals

Sub – District Hospitals

Vision Centers

NGO Base Hospitals

Eye Banks

Eye Donation Centers

Optometry Schools



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



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.



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

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2012-12 2012-130

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000

900000

700000 700000 700000

570000

350220

744159 734433780957

806396 790701

106.31 104.92 111.57 141.47298245614 225.772657186911

Target Achievement %



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

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130

170000

340000

510000

680000

850000

744159 734433

780957806396 790701

739136 730402

777630802441 785870

99.33 99.45 99.57 99.51 99.39

CatOps. IOL %



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 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.



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

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130

50000

100000

150000

200000187412

148159

169646

192255188328

150832

140064

159933

184839 181954

Children Detected with RE Free Spects Provided



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.

No. Year Target Eye Donated

1. 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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1 1 health & family welfare dept, govt of gujarat national programme for control of blindness

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