Monitoring Visual Outcomes of Cataract Surgery performed ...

Monitoring Visual Outcomes of Cataract Surgery performed by a Non-physician Cataract Surgeon, at

New Sight Eye Center, Paynesville City, Liberia

Presentation at Unite For Sight, Global Health & Innovation Conference on April 12-13 2014, Yale University, New Haven,

Connecticut, USA

By:

Robert F. Dolo Founder & Executive Director

New Sight Eye Center Paynesville City, Montserrado County, Liberia

Map of Liberia

Map of Africa

Montserrado County, Project

Location

Population: 3.8 million Growth rate: 2.1 % Magnitude of blindness: 0.5% (RAAB 2012) Cataract: 60.4% Glaucoma 16%. Source: RAAB Survey 2012, MOHSW

Liberia

About Blindness in Liberia

Patients awaiting cataract operation

Incidence

0.5% Source of blindness

Blind due to Cataract. Liberia 60.4%

The problem of cataract blindness. The size of the reservoir represents the number of people already blind

with cataract (prevalence or backlog). The water pulling into the reservoir represents the extra or new number of people going blind from cataract (incidence).

The taps out of the reservoir represent: a) the people who have

been successfully treated for cataract and now see. b) those people who die of age or disease

while still blind. Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in Liberia accounting for

60.4%.

Surgeons Performing Cataract Operation in Liberia

Category of Eye Surgeon Available

Number Routinely performing cataract

operation

Number doing small incision sutureless Cataract operation

Ophthalmologists

7

1

0

Non-Physician Cataract Surgeon

5

3

1

Background (N.S.E.C.)

? N.S.E.C. Is a local nongovernmental organization (NGO). Founded 2009 and officially launched August 2012.

? Governance & Leadership:

? Board of Directors, Ophthalmologist, Cataract Surgeon, Ophthalmic Nurses, refractionist, Professional Nurses, Accountant and support staff

? Goal: The principal goal of New Sight Eye Center is to provide affordable, accessible, available, comprehensive and quality eye health care services for all.

? Our Mission is to reduce preventable blindness and visual impairment in rural and urban communities within Liberia through community based eye health services, sight restoring surgery and eye health education

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