FP802 : CONCURRING PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS – UNIVERSAL EYE HEALTH PROGRAMME APPROACH IN ODISHAA
Dr.Pattanayak Sabyasachi, P05194
Universal eye health is defined by WHO as “ensuring that all people have access to needed promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative eye health services, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that people do not suffer financial hardship when paying for these services.” 80% of blindness can either be prevented or cured by cost effective interventions. WHO calls for universal eye health approach to reduce barriers to existing eye care problems. Eye care in Odisha is below some of the national standards. The Cataract Surgical Rate, a surrogate measure of extent of eye care, is well below national average. Government of Odisha has initiated steps to implement Universal Eye Health Programme in the State with an aim to provide universal access to eye care services to the people so that there is 25% reduction in prevalence of blindness within 5 years. The detailed action plan and operational strategies Initiated and expected outcome will be presente
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