Vision Care for Children

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Vision Care for Children
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EYE SIGHT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL SENSORY
INPUTS
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• AS PER W.H.O. 2004
• Every Five Seconds one person, and one CHILD
  every minute will become blind in the world, and

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INDIA HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF BLIND PERSONS

• EVERY 4 MINUTES A CHILD IS BECOMING BLIND

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VISION IN CHILDREN

• In the first 5 years,75 of learning in Children
  is from Vision
• 89 of blindness starts in Children below age of
  5 years
• 6 to 8 of school going children have Visual
  defects
• 60 of blindness in children is preventable
• 80 children do not have access to qualified eye
  care specialists

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PREVELANCE OF THE PROBLEM

• 40 of the Indian population is below 16 years of
  age
• That means 1 in 1000 are children under 16 years
  of age

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IMPACT OF BLINDNESS

• Learning primarily in schools for the blind (
  limited availability)
• Appearance
• Become beggars
• Impedes natural growth emotionally, mentally and
  physically

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ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM- ROLE OF TEACHERS AND
COMMUNITY

• Identifying children with visual defects early
• Providing prescription glasses early
• Encouraging children to ware the glasses
• Surgery to correct defects
• Consuming Vitamin A
• Annual Eye Examinations
• Educating parents and peers for compliance

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IMPOTANCE OF TEACHERS AND FAMILY

• Play a major role in Child development at early
  stage
• Can observe changes in a childs emotional,
  physical educational growth on ongoing basis
• Frequent contact parents
• Encouraging children and parents to comply with
  eye care plans

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Teachers Personal benefits

• Knowledge on eye care needs
• Certification
• Kit
• Recognition in the community
• Free consultation to self and family
• Discount on Eye Glasses and Surgery

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Identifying Children from Blind Training
programs Verakumari One year ago.
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Verakumari Today
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METHODS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM

• School children screening
• Providing Vitamin A in rural areas and school
  systems
• Conducting out reach programs in the catchment
  area
• Serving the needy at the hospital and
• on going follow up

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One hundred years from now it will not
matter What kind of car I drove What kind of
house I lived in How much money I had in my bank
account. Nor what my clothes looked like. But the
world may be a little better Because I was
important in the life a child.            
            author unknown (not me!!!).
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HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?

• Sponsor a school children program
• Sponsor eye care for the needy
• Sponsor an out reach program in a place of your
  choice or an existing project EG Bhadrachalam
  Tribal community
• Establish an endowment in the name of your loved
  one

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YOU MAY DONATE OR PLEDGE

• Sponsor eye care for the needy
• Sponsor surgical management for the needy
• Sponsor an out reach activity

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OUR GOAL SHOULD BE

• Provide funding for surgery for at least 30
  children per year. This costs approximately 5000
  per year
• Sponsor one out reach activity 2500
• Support part of the non-Surgical eye care 250
• Sponsors will be acknowledged at the site of
  activity and in Publications
• Model that can be implemented at other places by
  local interested parties
• You may pledge your support for the future

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Our goal Should be contd

• We should monitor the outcome of the efforts and
  make a decision for future
• A three year plan will make it a nice long term
  goal

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DONATIONS TO BE MADE TO

• Eye foundation of America inc
• Please mail the check to Subbarao Jayanthi
• 28 W 260 Belleau Dr
• Winfield. IL. 60190
• 630 293 0838
• Jaysubbu2_at_comcast.net