This document outlines a school vision screening program and awareness campaign to promote early detection and prevention of eye problems among children aged 6-12 in India. The goal is to address the high prevalence of vision impairment in children by implementing a three-level intervention: 1) self-care through nutrition, early diagnosis and awareness; 2) community health by providing specialist services; and 3) specialized care. The program will screen children's vision at school, refer those with issues to eye specialists, and raise awareness through brochures and medical camps to identify problems early. It aims to improve visually impaired students' participation by pairing them with helpers and modifying activities. The intervention requires teachers, parents and healthcare professionals to identify and support children with eye issues.

1. EARLY DETECTION
AND
PREVENTION OF EYE-RELATED
PROBLEMS Som Nepali – MSW (RCSS)
HEALTH POLICIES AND PRACTICES

2. In India, the prevalence of such blindness is estimated to be
approximately 0.5/1,000, and at least 210,000 children have
severe visual impairment (SVI) or blindness (BL).
The availability and access of infrastructure, services, trained
manpower, cost of spectacles, and community awareness of
vision screening is an area that needs to be addressed.
This is an intervention of school vision screening programme
along with awareness and nutrition intake assessment among
children aged 6-12 years.at school and community level.
Introduction and Background

3. Need and Scope
Because of the high prevalence of myopia,
hypermetropia, and astigmatism in children, they
are one of the most important age groups to pay
attention to refractive defects.
Nature, circumstances, and eye sight quality all play
a role in shaping a person's personality and
potential.
The years spent in school are crucial in determining
a child's physical, intellectual, and behavioural
development.
Poor vision in childhood has a negative impact on
academic performance as well as development
and maturity.

4. Goal and Objectives
GOAL:
Topromote early detection and prevention of
vision impairment among school going
children
OBJECTIVES:
Connect with organizations to provide
school-based early intervention
Topromote awareness of eye related
problems in schools and community
T
oimprove participation of children with eye
problems in school activities

5. Program Implementation
LEVEL1:SELFCARE Proper nutrition intake, early diagnosis, meditation
Awareness of eye health in schools and community,
vision screening tests
LEVEL2: COMMUNITY HEALTH
providing specialist services, consult eye specialists
for treatment and medications
LEVEL3: SPECIALISED CARE

6. Comprehensive Intervention Framework
Connect with organizations to promote
early intervention
A
GOAL: T
opromote early detection and prevention of vision impairment among school
going children
INTERVENTION:
School vision screening programme
Referral to eye specialist for further
treatment.
Funds for those from low-income background
OUTCOME:
Children with eye-related problems
benefitted from screening programme and
early intervention introduced.
Topromote awareness of eye related
problems in schools and community
B
INTERVENTION:
Distribution of brochures/leaflets and
stickers communicating eye health messages
Medical camp for screen testing
OUTCOME:
Identification of eye-related problems and
referred to specialist services

7. Toimprove participation of children with
eye problems in school activities
C
INTERVENTION:
Partnering the visually-impaired student with
another student for help and support
Giving extra time to complete work
Modify physical education activities
OUTCOME:
Number of students with eye problem
involved in school activities

8. Manpower Requirements
Human resources involved are teachers,
parents, community leaders, school
counsellors and healthcare professionals.
Capacity Building
Gather all of the human resources and discuss
the eye-related problems of school going
children once the interventions are
implemented.
Primary eye care/first aids training to school
principal, teachers and school counselors, and
school vision screening

9. Strategies to manage the Challenges

10. Innovation- Visual Screening programme
User Organization- Community based organizations
Environment- Health sector, people’s participation
Resource team- Healthcare professionals, school counsellors, social workers,
representatives of community-based organizations
Scaling up- Vertical scaling up strategy through costs and resource mobilization
Feasibility test of the visual screening programme will be done, after which the
proposal of the same will be sent to the local panchayat for the implementation of
the programme on a large scale.
Scaling Up

11. Thank You