October-December 2018
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ADITYA JYOT FOUNDATION FOR TWINKLING LITTLE EYE’S S P E C I A L P O I N T S O F V O L U M E 8 2 0 J A N 2 0 1 9 INTEREST: AJDRUMSS Projects “Jyot Se Jyot Jalao”- Mega Eye Screening Campaign in Solapur UMEED 1000 Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling In addition, a special screening for Diabetic Cyclothon 2018 Mission of Vision Little Eyes is committed to serving Retinopathy was done by the Aditya Jyot Mission society through eye care activities. With Team. Retinal screening was conducted by “Roshani” the aim to eradicate avoidable blindness portable Remedios Fundus on Phone (FOP) From the CEO due to Diabetic Retinopathy and other eye camera. Retinal images of 176 diabetic conditions, we conducted as 3 day-long patients were taken by the Aditya Jyot mega eye screening camp in Solapur from Team, retinal lasers were also provided 5th to 7th October, 2018. where needed. Patients with major eye The camp was inaugurated by Honorable problems were referred to local eye care Ms Praniti Shinde (MLA, Solapur). The centers for further treatment. Aditya Jyot team was ably supported by Ms Praniti Shinde ensured free or subsi- Dr Uma Pradhan and Dr Anand Bagmar. dized treatment for referred cases. About 3000 patients were examined in the The Aditya Jyot team got an overwhelming camp. Glasses were prescribed to 1,425 response from the local supporters. people. 895 cases of Cataract were identified during screening. P A G E 2 Translating research into clinical and community practice: a Multicentric study for screening of Diabetes and its complications in India (Ornate India Project) India is considered as the Diabetes capital of the world - there are 62 million peo- ple with Diabetes and another 77 million who are estimated to be pre-diabetic. There is an urgent need to screen and manage diabetes in a cost-effective manner. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of various strategies for screening of diabetes and pre-diabetes. This study involves complex interventions and will conduct out of 20 sites in India with the aim of carrying out a Process Evaluation of these strategies. Aditya Jyot Foundation is one of the 20 sites representing Maharashtra state to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of various screening methods in India. The study will provide crucial insight into the most cost-effective use of health resources and information Our Donors about potential sources of cost reduction (via improved resource efficiency) and modelling for global use. Mrs. Radha Ramakrishnan, Data Manager- Ornate Project visited Mumbai on 15th December to assess the initiation of the project. She observed field activities of Aditya Jyot in the Kumbharwada area of Dharavi. Strategies were discussed with the Aditya Jyot Team to improve the methods of Data collection and other aspects of the study. SALAAM BAALAK TRUST has helped thou- sands of children come off the streets and into a safe and nurturing environment. It caters to the individual needs of street children in Mumbai, covering all the areas of a child's development from physical and medical needs to the educational, creative and social ones. With the help of The Abdul Hamid Ansari Trust, AJFTLE conducted eye screening camps in 3 of these centres in Charni Road, Andheri & Malad, screening 223 street children, providing free spectacles to 29, and detecting other eye anomalies requiring refer- ral in 5 patients. We were happy to have been able to work with the Salaam Baalak Trust, and look forward to regular follow up sessions with these children. ADITYA JYOT FOUNDATION FOR TWINKLING LITTLE EYE’S V O L U M E 8 P A G E 3 Eye Screening Camp at Maharashtra Police Academy, Nashik Aditya Jyot foundation organized an eye screen- Comprehensive eye examination was done to ing camp for cadets at the Maharashtra Police check the status of eye diseases like refractive Academy, Nashik. errors, color blindness, cataract, Diabetic Reti- A 2-day camp was organized for the police ca- nopathy etc. Pamphlets were also distributed to dets on 4th and 5th December, 2018. create awareness about eye problems and meth- The camp was inaugurated by Mrs. Aswati ods to prevent them. Dorje (Director, Maharashtra Police Academy, The event also focused on creating awareness Nashik). Mrs. Dorje spoke about Aditya Jyot’s about eye donation. Many young cadets pledged initiative to screen police personnel for eye to donate their eyes. problems and thanked the team for organizing More than 1,089 police personnel were screened ONE OUT the eye screening camp in Nashik. for eye diseases in the event. A total of 436 indi- OF EVERY 28 batches of Police cadets were screened in the viduals needing glasses to improve their vision FOUR campaign. The team also screened other police had free spectacles provided. Police personnel BLIND IN staff and their family members. with major eye diseases were referred to Acad- THE emy hospital for further treatment. WORLD IS AN INDIAN ACT NOW! Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In Mumbai under the Aegis of Tata Trust (AJDRUMSS) Aditya Jyot foundation has been doing a community based project in the slums of Mumbai. Our community health workers have been creating awareness & screening individuals for Diabetes & Diabetic Retinopathy during household surveys. Nearly 200,000 people have been screened in this campaign where our Mobile ophthalmic van goes to slum areas for Diabetic Retinopathy screening In the last quarter, Community health workers visited slum households where they created awareness among slum communities. Patients with sight-threatening retinopathy were referred to base hospital for treatment. P A G E 4 “Mission for Vision”- Pragati Blind School Camp- Badlapur “Mission for Vision” is ment were examined by such as congenital cata- an initiative of Rotary ophthalmologists out of ract and squint & will be Club of Thane Hills to whom 14 children were undergoing surgery with screen blind children for referred for complete the generous donations eye diseases. With the evaluation. from Rotary club mem- Kind support of Rotary On Christmas Eve, 25 bers. Club Members, Aditya children were examined The Aditya Jyot team Jyot conducted an eye by team led by Paediat- thanked check-up camp in ric ophthalmologist Mr. Ranganathan, Pragati Blind School, Dr Hemalatha Vidya- Mr. Jayram Mendon and Badlapur on 23rd shankar at Aditya Jyot Rotary team for their November, 2018. 37 Eye Hospital, Wadala. 6 Kind efforts. children with partial or children were identified complete visual impair- with treatable conditions “Mission Roshni” Eye Screening in Municipal Schools “Mission Roshni” pro- schools within 10 work- ner organizations such ject focused on screen- ing days to ensure better as Kotak Education ing municipal school compliance and to make Foundation to screen children for eye prob- it a more positive ex- underprivileged chil- lems. perience for them. Chil- dren. Till December, Aditya dren requiring examina- Jyot covered 12 schools tion at the hospital were where about 10000 chil- seen by paediatric oph- dren were screened for thalmologist Dr He- eye problems. Our team malatha Vidyashankar. also conducted eye Special teacher training screening camps at night sessions were conducted schools in Kurla and on the day of screening Tilak Nagar. A range of to sensitize the teachers colorful spectacles were to eye problems. made and delivered to Aditya Jyot got enor- the children at the mous support from part- ADITYA JYOT FOUNDATION FOR TWINKLING LITTLE EYE’S P A G E 5 UMEED 1000 Cyclothon 2018 – Paediatric eye screening in Maharashtra and Karnataka UMEED 1000 Cyclothon We conducted camps in Our camp coordinator Mr. 2018 is a CSR initiative of Pune, Kohlapur, Belgaum Sagar Chakor visited camp- Ratnakar Bank Limited to and Hubli with the support sites with a mobile ophthal- raise funds for the education of local partner hospitals. mic van to ensure success- of underprivileged girls. As Free Spectacles were given ful completion of screening. a part of the initiative, to needy children. 611 chil- Aditya Jyot Foundation is Aditya Jyot Foundation con- dren were screened in the heartily thankful to Ratna- ducted paediatric eye eye screening campaign. kar Bank, other donors and screening camps in different Children needing any other partner hospitals for their locations of Maharashtra treatment were referred to generous support in this no- “The and Karnataka states. partner hospitals. ble endeavor. highest of distinctions is service to Community Based children's eye Screening in M-Ward is doing eye screening in dren for eye problems . `M- Ward is amongst the children of age 3-15 in Free eye glasses are being most under developed wards Mandala and Shivajinagar provided to children with of Mumbai in term of infra- slum areas of Mumbai. Pro- refractive errors. Squint structure and human devel- ject is started with the kind and Childhood cataract opment. Health indicators of support of Tata capital fi- cases are referred to Pediat- the M-Ward are worst nancial services limited. Our ric ophthalmologist for sur- among other wards of Mum- Mobile Pediatric van goes to gical intervention. bai. Aditya Jyot Foundation slum areas to screen chil- Project “Drushti” School Screening in Palghar District Aditya Jyot conducted eye Zila Parishad and Ashram ment. 16 children were screening camps in Zila schools where 4,329 chil- found to have Vitamin-A Parishad schools of Palghar dren were screened for eye deficiency. Aditya Jyot is district with the support of problems. Free spectacles trying to cover a significant Kishore Musale Charitable were given to the 108 chil- number of tribal villages in Trust (KMCT). The screen- dren having uncorrected school screening program to ing Program covered stu- refractive errors. 56 children lessen the burden of eye dents from 1st to 10th stan- with other eye diseases were ailments in school children.