Tribal Odisha Eye Disease Study # 11 - Particularly vulnerable tribal group eye health program. Program protocol and validation

Purpose: To describe and validate the eye health program protocol of Dongria tribal community, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) in Rayagada district, Odisha, India. Methods: The program would consist of three segments. At people's residences, trained community health workers (CHWs)...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2022-04, Vol.70 (4), p.1376-1380
Main Authors: Padhy, Debananda, Majhi, Debasmita, Mamamula, Srinivas, Mishro, Ramanandan, Rath, Suryasnata, Ota, Akhil, Jalan, Manav, Das, Taraprasad, Rout, Prachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acuity
Adult
Blindness
Care and treatment
Cataracts
Community health services
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethnic groups
Eye diseases
eye health
Health aspects
Humans
india
India - epidemiology
Medical personnel
Methods
Middle Aged
odisha
particularly vulnerable tribal group
Pilot Projects
Population studies
Prevalence
rayagada
Research Methodology
Resource allocation
Strabismus
tribal
Tribes
Vision
Vision, Low - epidemiology
Visual Acuity
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Summary:Purpose: To describe and validate the eye health program protocol of Dongria tribal community, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) in Rayagada district, Odisha, India. Methods: The program would consist of three segments. At people's residences, trained community health workers (CHWs) will measure the vision and collect demographic data. In addition, vision technicians (VTs) will refract using a hand-held device and prescribe spectacles to people who improve to >6/12, N8. Others would be referred to the vision center (VC). At VC, the VT will perform a slit-lamp examination and re-refract. They would refer people with vision ≤6/12 to the secondary center (SC). At SC, referred people will receive a comprehensive eye examination and treatment. The ophthalmologist will assign the cause of blindness and visual impairment for people with visual acuity
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_2082_21