Community Ophthalmology

Ahalia Foundation Eye Hospital is the first eye hospital in in the Dist. to be associated with Dist. Blind Control Society under National Health Mission to eradicate cataract blindness in Palakkad and nearby Dists . The program was initiated by Ahalia realized that cataract is the major cause of blindness in the country and those advanced surgical facilities were not accessible to the general public in the rural areas.

Eye camps as part of community ophthalmology was launched by Ahalia in 2006. 7,200 eye camps were conducted by Ahalia from its inception to 2018 July 31st . Among these camps 864000 patients were examined and 571280 (66%) patients undergone treatments (including GP, medicine and procedures) 64428 patients underwent cataract operation at free of cost in association with District Blind Control Society under National Health Mission.

Executive Summery

The perspective plan was based on District level and Taluks, Villages etc will be the key level for the development of cataract eradication project plans. To plan the strategy of the activities under camp department of Ahalia as per the guide lines of medical director and to implement the programme activities in the periphery at district level by the supervision of Camp Dept head. Grass root level coordination will be done by Field Officers under Chief Field Officer and Asst Managers stationed at various zones. They are reporting to Camp Dept head and he will review the execution plans and monitor the camp activities as per the above chain of command.

Situation analysis

Palakkad : Population in this Dist. is 2809934 people according to the census 2011 and old age prevalence is also high. Statistical figure shows that 1/3rd of the world's population live in India. Cataract accounts are miserable and force them to be dependent on others. Our mission is to give a new life to these suffering veterans.

Objective

1. To clear the backlog of cataract blindness

Graphical Representation - Taluks Covered

Chittur, Alathur, Mannarkad, Pattambi, Ottappalam

School Eye Screening & Corporate Screening Programs

These programs are also undertaken by camp department. Programs will be coordinated by field officers as per the guide lines.

Aim

A) Refractive correction

HAPS and CMEs

Control of corneal blindness, Eye bank/ eye donation programs, Glaucoma, Diabetic retinopathy, Paediatric eye disease etc are the common topics.

Specialty Camps

DR screening, Low vision aids, Glaucoma screening, paediatric screening

Mobile Ophthalmology Campaigns

Mobile ophthalmology clinic are also on wheel.

You can associate with us to bring light into the lives of the poor and needy. If you are a philanthropic individual or an organization you can join hands with us to conduct free or subsidized camps which are organized all over Kerala.

For more details, contact us :  04923 225045, 04923 225032, 04923 226076 Mail: camp@afeh.org, mgrmarketing@afeh.org