REPORT: EYE SCREENING AT MALLESWARAM ZONE SCHOOLS
Date and Time | 26 July, 2010; 9:30 A.M to 4:00 P.M |
Number of Schools covered (4) |
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Conducted by | Narayana Nethralaya |
Team from Narayana Nethralaya (6) | Dr.Ashwini, Dr.Sahana (Doctors) ; Ms.Hiral, Mr.Praveen, Mr.Pradeep (Optiometrists) ; Mr.Phani Kishore (Camp co-ordinator) |
Volunteers present (10) | Rucha, Vyjayanthi, Ashok, Sourabh, Hemalatha, Preethi, Dhanush, Sudha, Prem, Anand |
Number of students screened | 307 |
Number marked for referral | 45 |
On 26th July, 2010, Youth for Seva in association with Narayana Nethralaya conducted eye screening camps at four government schools in Malleshwaram. The following are the findings:
FINDINGS:
45 students required referral (for follow-up/treatment). The types of referrals and the number against each are presented below:
Refraction/Cyclo-Refraction: 34
Squint Evaluation: 6
Further Evaluation: 3
Other*: 4
[ Note: The total number exceeds 45, since some students required referral for more than one type ]
* Other referrals included one each of the following: