FUNCTIONS:
1. He will prepare his fixed tour program
and integrate it with fixed day health services program of CHNC.
2 He will screen and provide the
basic eye out patient services and refer the cases to appropriate institutions
as when required..
3. Perform refraction check up and
prescribe spectacles in uncomplicated cases.
4. He will assist the Medical
Officer of the PHC / Ophthalmic surgeons in routine diagnostic and
investigation procedures.
5. He will accompany and assist the
medical officer & fixed day health services team in providing eye care
services, distribute spectacles to the cataract operated cases & provide
follow–up visit.
6.He will assist and organize eye
camps at Primary Health Centers under the supervision of the District
ophthalmic Surgeons and PHC Medical Officers of the CHNC.
7.He will actively participate in school
health program for early detection of eye diseases. He will assist
the SPHO and Medical Officer PHC s in training
the school teachers, community health workers and volunteers in prevention and
control of the blindness. He will maintain a CHNC record of school children
with poor vision (Mandal wise, PHC and school- wise) and ensure follow up.
9. Assist in eye Health Education
Activities.
10. To refer the serious cases to the
ophthalmic surgeon in District Hospitals and General Hospitals
12.To maintain a register of private eye
surgeons and eye care nursing homes existing in the CHNC and collect
information on cataract operations done every month in each of them and to send
a consolidated report to the District Ophthalmic Surgeon and D.P.M. Who in turn
will consolidate the district figures and send them to the
State ProgramOfficer. He should also maintain Blind register, village –
wise, for each PHC in the CHNC.
13. To consolidate vitamin A distribution
at PHC s and send it to the State Program Officer through the DM
& HO.
14. His services are meant for eye care
and prevention of blindness.
15.He will execute any work as assigned by
the SPHO of CHNC.
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