Tejas Eye Hospital Run by Divyajyoti Trust Suthar Faliya , At & Po. Mandvi , Dist. - Surat - 394160 Telephone No. 02623 - 221180, 221090 News Letter - November 2018 HOSPITAL: Due to Diwali festival, the total number of surgeries were somewhat less than the previous months. But immediately after Diwali, the workload has picked up – the winter effect is seen and the temparatures are also within very comfortable limits. Mission for Vision team has done follow up of post operative patients in the field after six months. This is the routine they follow with each of their partners. The outcome data shows very positive findings, we are well within WHO criteria of excellent outcome and we are happy to note the same. Quality of Life outcomes are showing some difficulties persisting post operatively. We have asked for the details of these patients to go back and cross check what is the reality. Probably the patients may not have understood the question. NETRAJYOTI TRAINING CENTRE: Dr. Ankush Agrawal from Mumbai has joined two months SICS fellowship during the month. Dr. Roshni Patel from Surat has completed her phaco fellowship during the month. Third semester for Optometry students is going on satisfactorily. First year students’ academic activities have started full swing. However, they are finding it difficult to understand the subjects because of the change of teaching medium from Gujarati to English. Classes for English language have also started towards the end of the month. Uka Tarsadia University has kindly consented to provide soft skill training and moral education training to our students. Training of vision technician and nursing students is going on well. Students are picking up the skills as expected. WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES: Dr. Anshuleeben, Nikhilbhai and Vimalbhai had attended the LEAP workshop last month to enhance the compliance to cataract surgery at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. As a follow up, a video call using zoom was organised. Some suggestions are given by Aravind team, we have to work upon it. Dr. Akshat Shah, Ms. Shivani Suchal and Ms. Sidhdhi Bagia attended the contact lens education programme at L.V. Prasad Eye institute, Hyderabad during the month. Dr. Swapnil Pachchigar attended the Vitreo Retina Society annual conference at Jaipur, Dr. Atiya Pathan attended the Keracon at Delhi and Dr. Anshulee Sood attended the Paediatric conference at Vadodara towards the end of the month. School Screening: We screened V. T. Choksi Sarvajanic high school students’ screening on 3rd Nov. as suggested by their trustees. Spectacles will be provided within two weeks. Satellite and Vision Centres: IHMS has been installed at all these centres and is linked with the base hospital IHMS. The staff are now slowly getting used to the regular online data entry. Uchchal centre in particular is performing much better than the other centres. Community Based Rehabilitation Programme: Actual implementation of the rehabilitation has started now. However, curable – incurable separation is also going on simultaneously. Good no. of cataract cases are going to Vyara satellite centre. School screening work supported by Shri Jashwantbhai Mehta through his family foundation is also going on in Vyara taluka. VIVEKANANDA PRAGNYACHAKSHU BHAVAN: The schools have started and there are new additions to the hostelites. Now, there are 18 students in total in the hostel. The new students are getting used to the environment. Vacation shibir for blind children was organised between 15th to 17th November. 35 children joined the activity. They visited sea shore at Tithal near Valsad. Shri Biharibhai and Urmiben from Mumbai were present during the shibir and had good talks with the kids. We are very thankful to them for the gracious presence and fruitful interaction. We are happy to note the progress of the children over years. Vandana our hostel resident has undergone surgery for congenial ocular cyst at Dr. Saurin Gandhi’s hospital at Surat and the same was sponsored by KAPS staff. GENERAL: We have signed an MOU with AIseon company who is developing artificial intelligence software for grading of Diabetic Retinopathy. We will give them our fundus pictures and they will prepare a white paper, acknowledge our partnership and give us the software free of cost when ready. World Diabetes day was celebrated by organising screening of Diabetic patients at all our vision centres and holding an awareness session at all these places. State level coordination meeting was held on 3oth Nov. at Gandhinagar in the presence of Dr. Jesalpura and Dr. Anirudh Gaurang. The meeting was held in a very positive environment and Govt. has agreed to think about taking up the initiative in pilot mode in some districts. A diabetic retinopathy screening camp was also organised at Areth CHC. We will be holding such camps every month for 2-3 months to see how many patients are getting referred by ASHA workers. Invitation letters for the CCDR cycle IV are sent out now. The enrolment will go on till end of January and first contact programme is on 17th February. We celebrated Diwali with firecrackers and snacks with staff members on the eve of Diwali. All staff members joined for Garba on 8th day of Navratri and enjoyed some snacks also. Shri Bharatbhai Shah our president distributed sweets and one pair of clothes to all the staff members as done every year by him. In addition, this year, Shri Omprakashji Tuteja – our trustee also distributed sweets to all the staff members. Shri Rajendrabhai Karnik distributed sweets –one pair of clothes to all Class IV staff members. Page 1 of 14
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Tejas Eye Hospital Run by Divyajyoti Trust Suthar Faliya , At & Po. Mandvi , Dist. - Surat - 394160
Telephone No. 02623 - 221180, 221090
News Letter - November 2018 HOSPITAL:
Due to Diwali festival, the total number of surgeries were somewhat less than the previous months. But immediately after Diwali, the workload has picked up – the winter effect is seen and the temparatures are also within very comfortable
limits.
Mission for Vision team has done follow up of post operative patients in the field after six months. This is the routine they follow with each of their partners. The outcome data shows very positive findings, we are well within WHO criteria of
excellent outcome and we are happy to note the same. Quality of Life outcomes are showing some difficulties persisting post operatively. We have asked for the details of these patients to go back and cross check what is the reality. Probably
the patients may not have understood the question.
NETRAJYOTI TRAINING CENTRE:
Dr. Ankush Agrawal from Mumbai has joined two months SICS fellowship during the month. Dr. Roshni Patel from Surat has completed her phaco fellowship during the month.
Third semester for Optometry students is going on satisfactorily. First year students’ academic activities have started full swing. However, they are finding it difficult to understand the subjects because of the change of teaching medium from
Gujarati to English. Classes for English language have also started towards the end of the month. Uka Tarsadia University has kindly consented to provide soft skill training and moral education training to our students.
Training of vision technician and nursing students is going on well. Students are picking up the skills as expected.
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES:
Dr. Anshuleeben, Nikhilbhai and Vimalbhai had attended the LEAP workshop last month to enhance the compliance to cataract surgery at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. As a follow up, a video call using zoom was organised. Some suggestions
are given by Aravind team, we have to work upon it.
Dr. Akshat Shah, Ms. Shivani Suchal and Ms. Sidhdhi Bagia attended the contact lens education programme at L.V. Prasad Eye institute, Hyderabad during the month.
Dr. Swapnil Pachchigar attended the Vitreo Retina Society annual conference at Jaipur, Dr. Atiya Pathan attended the Keracon at Delhi and Dr. Anshulee Sood attended the Paediatric conference at Vadodara towards the end of the month.
School Screening:
We screened V. T. Choksi Sarvajanic high school students’ screening on 3rd Nov. as suggested by their trustees. Spectacles will be provided within two weeks.
Satellite and Vision Centres:
IHMS has been installed at all these centres and is linked with the base hospital IHMS. The staff are now slowly getting used to the regular online data entry.
Uchchal centre in particular is performing much better than the other centres.
Community Based Rehabilitation Programme:
Actual implementation of the rehabilitation has started now. However, curable – incurable separation is also going on simultaneously. Good no. of cataract cases are going to Vyara satellite centre.
School screening work supported by Shri Jashwantbhai Mehta through his family foundation is also going on in Vyara taluka.
VIVEKANANDA PRAGNYACHAKSHU BHAVAN:
The schools have started and there are new additions to the hostelites. Now, there are 18 students in total in the hostel. The new students are getting used to the environment.
Vacation shibir for blind children was organised between 15th to 17th November. 35 children joined the activity. They visited sea shore at Tithal near Valsad. Shri Biharibhai and Urmiben from Mumbai were present during the shibir and had
good talks with the kids. We are very thankful to them for the gracious presence and fruitful interaction. We are happy to note the progress of the children over years.
Vandana our hostel resident has undergone surgery for congenial ocular cyst at Dr. Saurin Gandhi’s hospital at Surat and the same was sponsored by KAPS staff.
GENERAL:
We have signed an MOU with AIseon company who is developing artificial intelligence software for grading of Diabetic Retinopathy. We will give them our fundus pictures and they will prepare a white paper, acknowledge our partnership and
give us the software free of cost when ready.
World Diabetes day was celebrated by organising screening of Diabetic patients at all our vision centres and holding an awareness session at all these places. State level coordination meeting was held on 3oth Nov. at Gandhinagar in the
presence of Dr. Jesalpura and Dr. Anirudh Gaurang. The meeting was held in a very positive environment and Govt. has agreed to think about taking up the initiative in pilot mode in some districts. A diabetic retinopathy screening camp was also
organised at Areth CHC. We will be holding such camps every month for 2-3 months to see how many patients are getting referred by ASHA workers. Invitation letters for the CCDR cycle IV are sent out now. The enrolment will go on till end of
January and first contact programme is on 17th February.
We celebrated Diwali with firecrackers and snacks with staff members on the eve of Diwali. All staff members joined for Garba on 8th day of Navratri and enjoyed some snacks also.
Shri Bharatbhai Shah our president distributed sweets and one pair of clothes to all the staff members as done every year by him. In addition, this year, Shri Omprakashji Tuteja – our trustee also distributed sweets to all the staff members. Shri
Rajendrabhai Karnik distributed sweets –one pair of clothes to all Class IV staff members.
