 "LV Prasad opens secondary eye care centre at Rayagada")
The centre -- Naraindas & Morbai Budhrani Eye Centre -- has been named after the trust that has donated Rs 2.4 crore for the facility. The centre has been established at a cost of Rs four crore on two acres of subsidised land provided by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco). An integral part of this centre is 'JK Centre for Tribal Eye Health', equipped with desired medical equipment and well trained staff to deliver excellent and equitable comprehensive eye care services on a sustainable basis. JK Paper has provided a contribution of Rs 81 lakh for the secondary eye care centre that included Rs 39 lakh for a mobile van unit.
"LVPEI's pyramid model of eye care demonstrates a comprehensive approach. It not only makes access to eye care services possible for the vulnerable and needy communities but also focuses on creating awareness and developing skilled human resources which is essential to sustainably scale up eye care services", said Gullapalli N Rao, chairman of LVPEI.
"The idea is to provide complete and comprehensive eye care to a population of five lakh in the region. About 85 per cent of all eye care problems can be addressed through this centre", he added.
LVPEI runs 125 secondary care centres and three tertiary care centres in Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagram. It operates in Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka and Odisha.
The Rayagada eye centre is set up in partnership with Mission for Vision, a philanthropic group in Mumbai. The centre has a team of trained eye health personnel including ophthalmologists delivering nearly 80 per cent of eye care at the doorstep of the people of Rayagada district and the surrounding region. The services will include all common eye diseases, and with the mobile services the team will reach out to schools and less accessible areas.