Services to reach Nepali patients in the community. These activities are advertised through public local media. They are performed by special teams in co-operation with local organizations.
School Screening Camps
Outreach teams visit schools in Sagarmatha Zone on a regular basis and refer children found with refractive errors or problems equiring treatment to SCEH.
Paediatric Screening Camps
Outreach teams visit villages in Sagarmatha Zone regularly to examine pre-school children and children not enrolled in schools. Children found with refractive errors or problems requiring treatment are referred to SCEH.
Cataract Screening Camps
Outreach teams visit villages in Sagarmatha Zone on a regular basis to perform cataract screening. People found with cataract or other operable diseases are taken to SCEH for surgery free of cost.
Patients requiring special examination and treatment are referred to SCEH.
Surgical Camps
Cataract surgical camps are performed in the hill areas in co-operation with local organizations and local hospitals to reach those patients who are not able to come to the eye hospital.
Mobile Bus Clinic
Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan has started a mobile eye clinic in a bus provided by Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh. The Mobile eye clinic is equipped with slit lamp, edging machine for optical dispensing and has pharmacy service. The mobile eye clinic services are being provided in three places of Siraha (Sukhipur), Saptari (Topa) & Udaypur(Beltar) districts.
Diabetic Retinopthy Screening Camp
SCEH apart from daily OPD activity regularly organizes diabetic retinopathy screening camps in mass as people with diabetic retinopathy have 25 times more chances of becoming blind. In these screening camps highly trained staff with latest equipments screen general public and gives advice and treatment to needed one and thus helps people to save their sight.
Community Based Training
- FCHV Training
- Health Staffs Training
- Drug Retailor Training
- Traditional Healer Training
- School Teacher Training
COR Program (Door to door)
SCEH started COR program with an aim to promote inclusion of persons with visual, hearing & others impairments in socio-economic development of the community. It also plays a role in improving eye and ear health awareness by linking community to eye & ear care service providers. It was started in Udayapur, Mahottari, Sindhuli and Dhanusha district of Nepal.
Major activities carried out by COR team:
- House hold visit
- Visual acuity test
- Hearing test
- Blood pressure checkup
- Eye examination using torch-light
Peek vision
LEECS’ eye hospitals have implemented Peek Vision Program in 11 municipalities of Mahottari, Dhanusha, Sarlahi, Saptari, Sunsari, Morang, Ilam and Bhojpur disricts in association with Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek), Vision Limited, UK and CBM Global. The program used the Peek Capture validated vision test App within wider data capture system. The Peek Vision Program sends out automated, customized SMS reminders to patients who have been referred for follow-up, encouraging them to attend the Eye Care Centres. Through peek screening total of 71,682 patients have been screened. Among these, 11,597 (16.2%) have found eye problems, treated locally and/or referred for further treatment at nearby Eye Care Centers. This has improved referral versus service access.
