8 months ago
Telangana to Establish Statewide Eye Care Clinics
The Telangana government is going to set up Eye Care Clinics all over the state.
These clinics will be like the Day Care Cancer Centres that are already there.
The idea is to make sure people can get eye care services easily and regularly.
The Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital will be the main hospital for these clinics.
A special doctor will help make sure everything runs smoothly.
There is also a group of experts who will study eye diseases in the state and suggest the best ways to treat them.
Before this, there was a program called Kanti Velugu that helped people get glasses, but many who needed surgery didn't get it.
The government wants to make sure this new plan works better.
Telangana government to establish Eye Care Clinics across the state, modelled after Day Care Cancer Centres.
Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital will serve as the hub for the proposed Eye Care Clinics.
An ophthalmology expert appointed as nodal officer to coordinate between the hub and clinics.
High-level technical committee constituted to study eye disease prevalence and recommend treatment strategies.
Previous 'Kanti Velugu' program identified 9.3 lakh people needing eye surgeries but did not perform them.
- Who
- Telangana state government
- What
- Establishment of Eye Care Clinics across Telangana
- Where
- Telangana, India
- When
- Announced on Saturday (specific date not mentioned)
- Why
- To improve public access to eye care services and address rising eye-related ailments due to lifestyle changes and increased use of smartphones and computers
Key facts
- Announced By
- Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha
- Model
- Day Care Cancer Centres
- Hub Hospital
- Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital
- Nodal Officer
- Ophthalmology Expert
- Committee
- High-level technical committee
- Previous Program
- Kanti Velugu
- Existing Infrastructure
- 35 Government General Hospitals and 64 Area Hospitals
- National Program
- National Blindness Control Programme
