Shri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Diabetic Retinopathy Project

Area Partner   Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

Punjab, India Shri Guru Harkrishan Sahib (Charitable) Eye Hospital, Trust Dr. R. Saini June 2007 - June 2010 USD 478,625 USD 281,095 WDF06-198

Objective

The aim of the project is to reduce blindness due to diabetes.

Expected impact

• An estimated number of 35,000 people screened for diabetes at 68 screening camps 
• 5,000 people with diabetic retinopathy will benefit 
• Training of 500 local practitioners on diabetes and its complications  

Results to date

• 30 screening camps have been organised, screening 7,922 persons. 851 of these were found to have diabetic retinopathy, and they received angiography and/or laser treatment.
• 79 general practitioners, 31 optometrists and laboratory technicians, and 166 nurses have been trained in diabetic retinopathy, its consequences and complications.
  

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