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1. New Areas in Ophthalmic Services:
Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital
Kamalesh Guha
Chief Executive Officer
2. Content
About the organization
Changing scenario of eye care
A new direction: Diversification of Services
Dedicated Retina Department
Sight for Kids
Child-friendly Eye Care Center
Comprehensive eye care – a pilot project
Vision Centers
Hospital Management Information System
Future Plan
3. About the Organization
Established in 1982 with an aim to eradicate avoidable blindness
Organization undergone many changes in last three decades –
infrastructure, service delivery approach & human resources.
More than 5,500 surgeries performed annually; 60% free of cost
The organization has become financially self-sustainable
Training courses like DOT started to strengthen workforce
Hospital has 54 beds, 7 ophthalmologists and 46 paramedic
staff, a well-equipped pathology lab, optical and pharmacy shop.
With the support of various international agencies the
organization has initiated new ophthalmic services
5. Need for Change
Incidences of blindness is still rapidly increasing
Diseases like diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and
childhood blindness are emerging
Roles and strategies of new eye care players as well as
policies of the governments are also changing
Sustaining increased volume of patients who can not pay
Growing need of trained human resources for delivering
high quality eye care services
6. “It is not the
strongest
of the species
that survives, nor
the most
intelligent,
but the one
most
responsive to
change.”
…Charles Darwin
8. Vitreo-Retina Department
• Diabetic screening camps
• Latest equipment
• A full time trained VR surgeon
• More than 3,500 OPD patients
• More than 300 stitchless retina
surgeries and 600 laser
treatment in a year.
9. Child Eye Care
• Vision screening – more than
60,000 in a year
• Child-friendly ambiance
• Equipping the centre
• Team approach: Training
personnel
• Around 300 annual surgeries
• Quality Assurance Systems
• Continuous Medical Education
10. Workshop on Paediatric
Ophthalmology – December 15, 2011
Between December 11-16, 2011
Dr. Ken will examine paediatric
patients and demonstrate
paediatric eye surgeries at Siliguri
Greater Lions Eye Hospital
Dr. Ken Nischal
Paediatric Cataract Specialist
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
12. Comprehensive eye care
This project was launched with
support from OEU
Trained local eye care workers
conduct eye screening in 5 Gram
Panchayats of Rajganj block.
The aim is to identify patients
through door to door survey,
create awareness, improve
health seeking behaviour and
uptake of services.
13. Vision Centers
Set up Vision Centres in
collaboration with Lions Clubs.
Aim is to improve uptake of
services by addressing barriers
like distance.
Vision technician routinely
conducts school eye screening,
OPD, Camp, Refraction, Referral
and Spectacle dispensing.
14. Hospital Management
Information System
Electronic medical record – towards a paper free
environment
Tracking performance
Managing patient waiting time
Building customer satisfaction
17. Future Plan
• Expand eye care services in under-served areas.
• Increase uptake of comprehensive eye care services by
strengthening sub-specialty services.
• Optimum utilization of the current infrastructure and
human resources.
• Effective outreach program to improve camp productivity.
• Become a regional learning and training centre.
• Operational and evaluative research.
18. Tele-ophthalmology
• Mobile van fitted with
broadband/VSAT connection
• Video-conferencing
• Screening for Diabetic
Retinopathy and Glaucoma
Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital
