EET PG Medical – 2020 – Question – 119
In Vision 2020, the target for Secondary Sevice center is for how much population –
a) 10000
b) 50000
c) 1 lac
d) 5 lac
Correct Answer – D
Ans is ‘d’ i.e. 5 lac
Vision 2020: The Right to Sight, is a global initiative launched by WHO in 1999 in a broad coalition with a ‘Task Force of International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)’ to combat the gigantic problem of blindness in the world.
The objective is to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020 and to reduce the global burden of blindness. The government of India has adopted ‘Vision 2020: Right to Sight’ under the National Programme for Control of Blindness.
Based on the recommendations of WHO, there is a need to develop the infrastructure pyramid which includes I. Primary level Vision Centres There is a need to develop 20000 vision centers, An Each with one Ophthalmic Assistant or equivalent (Community based MLOP), Covering a population of 50000.
2. Service Centres.
There is a need to develop 2000 service centers at the secondary level. Each with two ophthalmologists and 8 paramedics (Hospital-based MLOP), and one eye care manager, Covering a population of 5 lacs.
3. Training Centres
There is a need to develop 200 ‘Training Centres’ for the training of Ophthalmologists, Covering a population of 50 lacs.
4. Centre of Excellence (COE)
There is a need to develop 20 COE with well developed all subspecialties of Ophthalmology, Covering a population of 5 crores.
