DR. PRAVEEN VASHIST (V11693)

Abstract

CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE ERRORS REMAIN LEADING CAUSES OF BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN INDIA EVEN THOUGH BOTH DISEASES ARE AVOIDABLE WITH COST EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING SURGERY FOR CATARACT AND SIMPLE PAIR OF GLASSES FOR REFRACTIVE ERRORS. EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE ERROR COVERAGE (EREC) AND EFFECTIVE CATARACT SURGERY COVERAGE (ECSC) HAVE BEEN RECENTLY IDENTIFIED BY WHO AS TWO GLOBAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING PROGRESS TOWARDS UNIVERSAL EYE HEALTH . IT IS NOW POSSIBLE FROM THE DATA ANALYSIS OF POPULATION-BASED SURVEYS TO CALCULATE THIS INDICATOR THAT COMBINES CSC WITH A MEASURE OF SURGICAL QUALITY IN THE FORM OF VISUAL OUTCOME. SIMILARLY FOR THE VISUAL OUTCOME AFTER SPECTACLE USE. WHO TARGETS FOR 30% INCREASE IN EFFECTIVE CATARACT SURGERY COVERAGE AND 40% INCREASE IN EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE ERROR COVERAGE FOR ALL COUNTRIES BY THE YEAR 2030. THE AIM OF THIS IC IS TO DEFINE AND DEMONSTRATE ECSC AND EREC AS INDICATORS TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL EYE HEALTH COVERAGE.

1	INTRODUCTION TO ECSC AND EREC- NEED FOR ASSESSMENT AND WHO GLOBAL TARGETS (10 mins)	Dr. PRAVEEN VASHIST	watch video
2	Effective Cataract surgical and refractive error coverage indicators for uniersal health	Dr.Souvik Manna	watch video
3	QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MONITORING CATARACT SURGICAL OUTCOMES (10 mins)	Dr. SUMIT GROVER	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (25 mins.)