OPERATION OUTREACH : MISSION FOR VISION IN NIGERIA

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OPERATION OUTREACH MISSION FOR VISION IN
NIGERIA

• AN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PROJECT
• DR.RUPAM DESAI
• ROTARY EYE INSTITUTE
• INDIA

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AIM

• To treat the curable blindness at Nigeria

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Why Nigeria / Introduction Goal of Project

• The Federal Republic of Nigeria, located at
  Western Africa has a population of 134 million.
  Out of which, 3 million are blind and 12 million
  people are visually impaired.
• There are less than 300 Ophthalmologist there, so
  blindness is actually a public health issue with
  significant societal implications.
• So, Rotary Eye Institute has planned project with
  3 components.
• Immediate implementation of eye screening camps
  at different population centers.
• Medium term component of project include
  transitory development of Nigeria as a satellite
  centre of REI and training of Ophthalmologist.
• 3. Long term project as establishment of National
  Eye Institute at Nigeria.

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Details of Project

• Investment in human capital such as education and
  health has a longer fructification period.
• A restored or improved vision of an individual
  increases potential to genocide a life stream of
  income for the rest of his productive life.
• Its contribution towards increasing gross
  National Precuts or improving the quality is
  substantial.
• Our attempt to do 1000 surgeries and screening of
  6000 patients makes only small deist in an
  otherwise neglected were of medical services.

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Details of Project

• Total duration
• 31 days (from 26.3.05
  to 26.4.05) with 21 working days.
• Operative site
• Lagos stat
• Ogun stat
• (in Government Hospitals)
• Screening
• already done by Nigerian
  screening centers.

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SCREENING CENTERS

• District Office Rotary International.
• Geeta Ashram.
• Geeta Mandir.
• Lagos General Hospital.
• Mercy Thomas Hospital.
• Victoria Island.
• OTN Medical Clinic.
• General Hospital, Saiyes Abeokata
• They prepared each patients profile with all
  relevant data including blood reports, HIV
  testing

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Type of Surgery

• Cataract - 853
• Glaucoma -191
• P.K.-5
• Pterygium-51
• Squint-3
• Ptosis-2
• Secondary IOL Implantation-5
• Corneal tear-2
• IOL Removal-1
• Membrectomy- 2
• P.P.Vitrectomy-1

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Morphology of Cataract

• Mat.Cataract-180
• HMC-600
• Pediatric cataract-330
• Nuclear cataract-40

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• M.F. ratio 543 571
• Total no of surgeries 1114
• Surgical kits distributed 327
• Total no of refractive error correction 1500
• Type of refractive error
• Myopia-80
  Hypermetropia-20
• M.F. Ratio 1020 480

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How many Individuals benefited from this project

• 1441 operations.
• 1500 refractive error correction with free
  distribution of glasses.
• Training of ophthalmology staff through
  demonstrative surgeries.
• Assistance to Lagos state to make their eye bank
  fully operational.

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How this project has delivered skill or knowledge
to community

• Importance of diet and Vitamin A explained to all
  the patients.
• Offer of technical training to Nigerian
  ophthalmology staff.
• Offer of other technical training projects.

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Co-operative Organization at Nigeria

• 1. District 9110 office, Rotary International
  
• 2. Rotary Club of Victoria Island East
• 3. Rotary Club of Abeokuta
• 4. Screening centers
• 5. Metropolitan Industries Ltd., Nigeria
• 6. Ethiopian Airlines
• 7. Multilink Private Ltd. (Mobile Co.)
• 8. Nigerian Indian Chamber of Commerce and
  Industry

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Participants of Project

• Rotary Club of Gandevi / Windsor /Victoria
  Island East / Navsari
• Rotary Eye Institute / The Rotary Foundation, USA
• Metropolitan Industries Ltd. / Hindu Mandir
  Foundation, Nigeria
• Supa District 6400 USA Canada
• Canadian Rotary Committee for International
  Development, Canada
• N - I Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Conclusion

• 1111 - surgeries with 1st keratoplasty at
  Nigeria.
• Distributions of Medicines.
• Screening of 6000 patients.
• 1500 free spectacles to patients of refractive
  error.
• Technology transfer.
• CME Program on Diabetic Retinopathy.
• One of the worlds largest free screening and
  operative eye camp.