An overview of Blindness in the Northeast India and Experience on Effective Community Eye Care by a Regional Non-Governmental Eye Care Institution
Eye care in India is challenged with accessibility, availability and inequality with wide regional variation inspit of serious concerted attempt of the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment and non government eye care providers The scenario of blindness as well as eye c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/dljo.dljo_51_23 |
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| Summary: | Eye care in India is challenged with accessibility, availability and inequality with wide regional variation inspit of serious concerted attempt of the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment and non government eye care providers The scenario of blindness as well as eye care facilities in the Northeastern region is relatively different in comparison to rest of the country. This article covers the complex blindness scenario of Northeast India, limitations of reach-out and reach-in model of community eye care and the advantage of integrated people centered eye care. The article also highlight Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya’s mission for sight through people centered eye care along with reach-out and reach-in programme in order to achieve avoidable blindness free villages. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-0200 2454-2784 |