Operation Eyesight India
Eliminating avoidable blindness
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
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Headquarters
Hyderabad, Telangana
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Since
2013
Operation Eyesight Universal is a global organization headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Founded in 1963, Operation Eyesight delivers proven health int Read moreerventions to those who need them most. With its vision “For All World To See”. Operation Eyesight’s 60 years of presence in India includes 17 States such as UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, J&K, Telangana, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh. It covers 90 districts with the funding support of corporates, CSRs and individual donors to serve the most needy people in hard-to-reach areas. Operation Eyesight India Trust has been registered in India in 2013 and is committed to supporting the Department of Health & Family Welfare through the provision of technical assistance to roll out eye health services and their determinants by strengthening primary health care by establishing backwards and forwards linkages between the communities and health facilities by strengthening health service provisions and creating awareness. Moreover, it extends support by improving the availability and accessibility of health services, capacity building programmes for frontline health workers and facility-based doctors and establishing robust monitoring systems in the public and private sectors.
Issue
India is home to 21% of the world’s blind and 22% of the visually impaired population. Global projections show that vision loss will increase by 55%, or 600 million people, over the next 30 years. Up to 90% of these people suffer from avoidable blindness2 due to cataracts or refractive errors, that can be prevented. Looking at the major economic and social consequences for individuals & families that affects their economic potentials and quality of life, this program intends to eliminate avoidable blindness through the community and school eye screening program to achieve the desired outcomes. Operation eyesight's interventions are addressing the enhancement of eye health-seeking behavior and create awareness and knowledge among the students, parents, teachers and community at large on eye diseases, vitamin A deficiency, immunization; gender discrimination and poor mobility among the elderly.
Action
Our work falls into four thematic programming areas, detailed below. Health System Strengthening - We collaborate with hospital and government partners to ensure that hospitals have the resources necessary to provide quality eye health care, and to integrate eye health care into the primary health care system. We build the capacity of hospitals, increase human resources and implement referral linkages within existing systems. Secondary and tertiary level eye care is often the crucial missing piece of a complete eye health care system. Upgrading hospitals improves the availability and quality of services. It includes new equipment and technology, and renovations to the operation theater or relevant units. Vision Centres - Vision centres are permanent facilities that are established in strategic locations within a project area and staffed by trained eye health personnel. They act as a link between communities and our partner hospitals, providing eye exams, dispensing prescription eyeglasses and referring patients to the hospital for treatment as needed. Community Eye Health - Typically, sustainability is looked at from the “supply side” (service provision) and rarely through the “demand side” (generating need in the target area). At Operation Eyesight, we look at sustainability from both of these perspectives. Our community-centric approach leads to acommunity’s ownership of their own eye health. Through our Hospital-Based Community Eye Health Programmes, we train and employ women as community health workers (CHWs). The CHWs conduct door-to-door surveys, identify those with eye health issues, and refer patients to a vision centre or appropriate facility for treatment. They also conduct extensive heath education sessions in the community to increase the knowledge and awareness of eye health, thus encouraging eye health-seeking behavior. Maternal and Child Health -Through our community outreach programmes, we address the root causes of avoidable blindness. Community health workers educate families about nutrition, immunization, newborn care, prenatal and postnatal care, and other health issues. We work with various community partners to provide eye drops for newborns and vitamin A supplements for children under five. In 2020, we also opened a Retinopathy of Prematurity clinic to screen infants at risk and provide treatment to those suffering from the condition. School Eye Secreening Programme - Vision plays a key part in a child’s development – in fact, 80% of a child’s learning is visual. Poor vision in childhood affects learning ability in school and has an overall impact in the child’s development and maturity. A refractive error is a very common eye disorder. It occurs when the eye cannot clearly focus the images from the outside world. The result of refractive errors is blurred vision, which is sometimes so severe that it causes visual impairment. Operation Eyesight and our partner hospital conducts eye screening programs to establish mechanism to deliver high quality cost effective refractive services to the schools, generate awareness among the parents, teachers and students about eye health seeking behavior and most importantly empower students to access local health services, fostering life-long healthy habits.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Impact
In 2022, through its 140 community health intervention projects, CHVs and partner hospitals screened 1,183,500 individuals; 121,000 people underwent sight saving surgeries; 300,000 eye-glasses dispensed; 30 villages declared avoidable blindness free; 1,167 frontline staff are trained in primary eyecare; 230 community health workers trained in primary eyecare and 59,000 children was examined and provided capacity building health seeking behavior.
Programs
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Elimination of Avoidable Blindness
Elimination of avoidable blindness is being done through our unique initiative of Vision Center Based Community Eye Health Model.
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Integrated Primary Eye Care Program
Integrated primary eye care program is being implemented in association with the District Health Department of the respective states.
Impact Metrics
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2022
Program Name
Eliminating avoidable blindness
Year-wise Metrics- 2022-23 1183500
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
6-20
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAATO4055H
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Registration ID
IV-00778 OF 2013
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VO ID / Darpan ID
WB/2019/0224869
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12A
AAATO4055HE20214
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80G
AAATO4055HF20214
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00003071
Location
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Headquarters
Operation Eyesight India, International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care (ICARE) L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kismathpur Campus Donbosco Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad, 500086
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Other Details
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Parent Organisation
Operation Eyesight Universal
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Sister Organisation
Operation Eyesight India
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Financial Details
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2020-21
IncomeRs.16ExpensesRs.17Admin ExpensesRs.1Program ExpensesRs.16Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.31ExpensesRs.32Admin ExpensesRs.1Program ExpensesRs.31Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.101ExpensesRs.103Admin ExpensesRs.2Program ExpensesRs.101Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.