This is a concerted and focused program planned to address the problem of visual impairment and blindness related to cataract and refractive error in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. It involves participation of various governmental agencies (State and Federal), non governmental organizations, private ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians and any interested individuals.
Objectives of project:
- to eliminate the main cause of visual impairment and blindness in Sabah i.e cataract and refractive error
- to increase the cataract surgery rate and thus reducing the cataract surgery 'waiting time'
- to provide spectacles to needy school children with refractive error and post op cataract patients
- to provide a 'decentralized ophthalmology service' for the people from the rural areas
- to provide primary and secondary eye care training for medical officers and paramedics from the district hospitals and rural health clinics
- to provide health education
Project Measure Outcome (5 year medium term plan, 2009-2013)
- to perform at least 2500 cataract surgeries by 2013
- to provide at least 3000 pairs of spectacles for the correction of refractive error
- to reduce cataract 'waiting time' from 6 months to 6 weeks
- to train 100 medical officers and 250 paramedics
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