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Medical and Surgical Outreach Program

Services Provided at Outreach

 

The main purpose of the medical (eye screening & treatment) and surgical (e.g. cataract) outreach is to educate community members about blindness prevention and provide basic eye health services to underserved communities. The outreach program is run by trained ophthalmic nurses and volunteers. At each community outreach NSEC staff and volunteers:
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  • Conduct eye health education and Register patients

  • Perform visual acuity testing and eye examinations

  • Provide treatment, refraction and reading glasses

  • Measure and control blood pressure

  • Provide patient counseling and make referrals as required

 

Outreach eye screening is usually held at a community center, school campus, church, clinic or hospital. Publicity for the community outreach is often done by the local community leader in collaboration with outreach team members. The surgical outreach depends on the volume of patients that require eye surgery after the eye screening is conducted. This primary eye health program provided at the community level helps eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

 

Outreach Scheduled:

       Medical: four times every month

       Surgical:  Once every quarter

 

Costs

 

  • $0.50 is collected from patients as a token to offset some of the costs associated with conducting eye screening (e.g. fuel)

  • Medication or reading glasses is dispensed at an affordable cost below $5.00

  • $65.00 USD for cataract surgery and $10.00 USD for post-operative medicines and sunglasses (this cost is lower than the amount charged at the Monrovia Clinic as it is partly subsidized by the clinic and sponsors. This helps to increase accessibility and affordability of these services for underserved communities.)

  • The minimum cost to organize and conduct a medical outreach is $100.00

 

 

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