Brief Note of National Programme for Control of Blindness

Name of the Programme:-National Programme for Control of Blindness –(NPCB)

Introduction & Background:- National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) have been launched in the State of Punjab in 1976 with 100% central assistance. The infrastructure have been developed in the State in a phased manner and has been covered under Non-Plan Scheme. Since, 60% of blindness is due to cataract, a major thrust in the year 2014-15 would be to bring down the level of blindness from 1.00% to 0.3% by 2020 by and Performing 95% of Cataract surgeries with IOL implantation.

Current Status:- It covers all the districts of Punjab. The services are delivered by Govt. Hospitals, Medical Colleges and Private Practitioners/NGO Hospitals.

Status of Infrastructure and Equipment: Emphasis is on Phaco Emulsification so latest eye equipment for Stitch less Cataract

Surgery like Phaco Machines have been provided in District Hospitals. Operating

Microscopes, A-scan, Keratometer and Auto refractometers are there in District

Hospitals and Sub-Divisional Hospitals.

Flash Autoclaves have been installed in all District Hospitals for improved and quick

sterilisation of instruments.

All District Hospitals have Yag Laser equipment, for treatment of post-operative

opacification of posterior capsule and to treat Glaucoma.

Ophthalmic refraction units are installed in District Hospitals and Sub-Divisional

Hospitals. Auto refractometers are available in 20 District Hospitals, more are being

procured.

More Auto-refractometers, Hydraulic Operation Theatre-Tables, Retinoscopes,

Ophthalmoscopes, Slit lamps, Phaco machines have been procured in this financial year.

RC for IOLs, Viscoelastics, Microsurgical Instruments/Blades, Sutures etc has been

done.

Recently a New eye wing in Dsitrict Hospital, Ferozepur has been made operational.

Regular IEC activities are being undertaken for awareness about prevention and

treatment of eye diseases. World Glaucoma Week, World Sight day and Eye Donation

fortnight is being celebrated.

For capacity building about 50 Eye surgeons have been trained under NPCB in

SICS/PHACO/Medical Vitreoretina etc.

List of Nodal Officers:-

List of Nodal Officers-NPCBState Progamme Officer-Dr. Rakesh Gupta (88720-90018)

Sr. N. District Name Of Officer Phone No. Dealing Hand NPCB

1 AmritsarDr.Balwinder Kakkar 98155-76862 Agyapal : 98156-77337

2 BarnalaDr.Vijay Kumar Gupta 98722-09209 Charanjeet : 94170-43809,

Ravinder-98767-28043

3 BathindaDr. S.K.Raj Kumar 88720-90555 Tirath Batra: 94170-62465

4 FaridkotDr. Sanjeev Sethi 98149-05752 Kuldeep Kumar: 94170-

68680

5 FerozepurDr. Devinder Pal Singh Gill 95926-30678 Ravi Chopra: 81464-74786

6 Fatehgarh SahibDr. Jaswant Singh 94173-22094 Sunil Kumar: 95010-35746

7 FazilkaDr.Rajesh Sharma 92163-61493 Sanjeev Grover :

09814553536

8 GurdaspurDr. Vimmi Mahajan 98556-34365 Sheetal: 94174-02799

9 HoshiarpurDr.Rajneesh Saini 94170-39735 Sanjeev Kumar: 98726-

38971, Tajinder Singh 98153-14696

10 JalandharDr. Mann 98141-81995 Vinod : 78377-31717

11 KapurthalaDr.Balwinder Singh(ACS) Dr. Sandeep Dhawan

98150-39461 98159-79369

No dealing Hand

12 LudhianaDr. Manjit 94641-37527 Haris: 94177-01365

13 MansaDr. Asha Kiran 94176-82173 Lalit Kumar:-80549-37084

14 MukatsarDr. Sukhpal Singh 81469-00290 Sanjeev Kumar: 98145-

53536

15 MogaDr. Naresh Gupta 98145-14976 Sumit Bajaj: 98880-20404

16 MohaliDr.H.S Oberoi Dr. Manoj Gupta

98148-29779 99157-12879

Dilbag : 98141-15728

Sr. N. District Name Of Officer Phone No. Dealing Hand NPCB

17 Nawan Shahar Dr. Davinder Dhanda 95010-26296Vivek:88720-94764 Poonam: 99882-72331

18 PatialaDr.Purshotam Goel 98148-15656 Hardip Singh Randhawa:-

98145-38057

19 PathankotDr.Ramesh Dogra 98556-54415 Gurinder 96461-30011

20 RoparDr. Reeta-ACS, Dr.Ritu Gera (Temp.)

98767-31742 , 98784-26943

Harjinder Singh-94178-62237

21 Sangrur Dr. Surinder Singla, ACS 96460-70531

Rakesh Kumar Satija (Distt. Accountant Cum Cashier-NHM) 97805-82497

22 Tarn TaranDr. Beant Singh 9888894054 Pankaj Kumar 9988193373

Achievement:-

The progress of the programme for the year 2015-16 (up to June 2015) is as below:-

Eye Care Services

2014-15 2015-16 (Up to June 2015)

Target Achievement Prop. Target Achievement

Cataract 1,74,400 1,94,638 46,088 41,141

IOL implantation 1,55,608 1,94,357 43,784 41,023

Spectacles Distributed to Children

12500 44,876 Target equal to error detected (8,016) 5,444

Eye Donation 1000 912 250 189

Innovation/Award/Best Practices:-

Best Practices for the success of the programme is as follows:-

1. Good infrastructure and equipment in all the District Hospitals/Sub-Divisinal Hospitals.2. Pledging of eyes with Driving License application.3. Guidelines for service delivery in Eye Camps formulated by Punjab Government.

New Infrastructure:- Recently a New Eye Wing at District Hospital, Ferozepur has been made

operational.

Other Department/Partners:- Education Department –(School Eye Screening) & Transport Department-(Pledging of Eyes with Driving License Application).

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