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Community eye care programs: The engine for
change with Public eye health in rural India
K. Anand Sudhan
Head-Centre for Community Ophthalmology
Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya (SNC)
September 17, 2012
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Challenges faced by SNC
Retention of
Ophthalmologists
Financial
viability
Management
systems
Promotion of IOL
surgeries
Seasonal
imbalance
Strategies introduced by SNC
Value added
retention strategies
Attracting paying
patients
Introduction of
Quality Management
system
Multi-tiered pricing
system
Outreach camps in
summer months
Comprehensive
eye care…
Pediatric
Services
Glaucoma
Occuloplasty
Cataract
Cornea /
Eye Banking
Low Vision
Vitreo /
Retina
Tackling seasonal Imbalance
(April to Sept – Summer Months)
My lifeCross
timecutting
experience
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
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24
24
24
20044
31696
30450
36129
Camp OPD
7306
30579
32615
37403
Follow-up
7662
18158
14396
13300
Total Pts.Screened
35012
80433
77521
86832
Spectacle Prescription
13913
28748
35160
29969
Spectacle Dispensed
12012
25203
30528
26549
2388
7997
11431
11514
# of Vision centre's
New OPD
Surgery
Collaborations for Management systems
Partners
Partners
Eye surgeries- Chitrakoot centre
Outcome of Vision Building
Pre-position
Existing position
Turnover of skilled Manpower
45 Ophthalmologists and skilled
administrative staff
23525 cataract surgeries with 55 %
surgeries being Non IOL
84,600 cataract surgeries with
98 % being IOL
69% Cost Recovery
100% operational cost Recovery
12% of the total surgery in summer
months and 88% surgery in winter
months
38% of the total surgery in
summer months and 62%
surgery in winter months
65% free surgery, 34% subsidized
and 1% paying
43 % free surgery, 41%
subsidized and 16% paying
Reaching out to REAL Indian
population
Thank you
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