A VISION CENTER MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE

AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY LEVEL EYE

CARE
USIWO G. OBIBI
MPH Candidate: Salus University | Course: PH5540: Independent Study
Spring Term, 2019

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 Content
 Introduction (Rationale)
 Background
 Planning and Development of the Vision Center
 Target Population
 Major Stakeholders
 Activities and Timelines
 Timelines
 Pictures of Vision Centre
 Personnel and Functions
 Staffing & Budget
 Implementation and Sustainability

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 1. Rationale
 Primary eye care largely refers to a combination of activities encompassing:
A. Promotive, Preventive, Therapeutic And Rehabilitation Services Delivered at
community levels, that averts serious sequels resulting in blindness
B. One of the greatest challenges in the fight to eliminate avoidable blindness in different
parts of the world is a lack of access to Good Quality and Affordable Eye Care
Services, rural villages and environmentally challenged areas.
 Thus, the Vision Center targets to deliver:
A. An affordable Primary Eye Care Services to the under-served population of Swali
and Azikoro communities of Yenagoa In Bayelsa State.
B. And this is irrespective of the Socio-economic status or ability of the Indigenes, in
terms finance, or ability to embark on long journey from the hinterland to the
mainland for treatment.
Background
What is a Vision Centre? The International Agency for the Prevention of
Blindness (IAPB) defines a Vision Centre as an eye care facility that
provides a range of eye care services, including:
 Eye examination
 Refraction
 Supply and dispensing of affordable spectacle
 Treatment of minor eye problems and provision of first aid within the
skill set of the Centre’s eye care staff.
 Appropriate and barrier-free referral/transfer of patients with more
complex eye conditions to higher levels of the health care system.
Planning and Development of Vision Centers
A. Achieving an Effective Goals for Vision Centre In Communities using Swali Pilot
Program includes:
 Sourcing for Funding & Donor Organisation,
 Acquiring Co-Partners in Various Areas,
 Budget & Costing Tool.
 Critical Mass of Manpower,
 Government PPP (Public Private Partnership)
 Requiring Government and Community Stakeholders to achieve this goal.
 Target Population
A. A typical Target Population are Lowincome Families in Rural or mostly
Urban Slum such as our pilot project of Swali Community and environs.
B. The input/resources included:
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• Funding • Equipment • Building

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• Patients • Stationaries • Furniture
 Major Stakeholders
A. Funders; Center for Gender Values and Culture (NGO)
B. Program Managers: Treasured Healthcare International foundation.
C. Referrals: Federal Medical Centre (Eye Clinic Department)
D. Office of the wife of the Governor and Health Commissioner
representative from Primary health department, Bayelsa State.
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Evaluation activity timeline- March 2014- April 2014 (1)
Evaluation activity 1st Week
Evaluation Planning 
Activities
Training of staff
Publicity
Patient testing
Frames selection
Fitting of lenses
2nd Week 3rd Week 4th Week
Outcome
Short term: immediate relief, can see
better, can read better, no eye pains or
infection
Midterm: Better image for vision
center, attracts more patronage/funding
Long term: Patient live better quality
of life, are more relevant to society, not
a burden to others and may return back
to employment.
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 Evaluation activity
timeline- March
2014- April 2014 –(2)

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 Evaluation activity timeline- March 2014- April
2014 –(3)
USERS Source of Data
Interviews: with Direct Beneficiaries
USERS NEED/WHAT TO USE
KNOW (patients seeking services), service
CGVC A. If the A. To know if they will providers, state health officials,
(NGO) intervention is continue funding community members, market women.
meeting set Surveys: with questionnaires.
objectives
Program A. How program A. Necessary changes to Secondary Data (Report and
Manager may be increase effectiveness Documentations): Attendance record,
enhanced to and efficiency eye examination records book, Optical
improve workshop records.
outcome
Ministry of A. Health A. Monitor Societal health
Health outcomes for in improving quality of 16
policy changes. life.
Conclusion/Recommendations

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