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According to the WHO - NPCB survey of 1986-89, about 1.5% of India's population is  blind. The sad truth is that many of these can regain vision with proper treatment, if it is made available to them. Although various facilities and centres are available for eye care services, they are under-utilized. One of the stated goals of Gomabai Netralaya is the provision of comprehensive, quality eye care of international standards to all patients irrespective of their socio-economic status.

Free Service at Gomabai Netralaya has been a constant feature since its inception in 1992. Initially, community services were offered to all patients at hospital-based in camps. Since we are offering our services in an area having 70% of rural and tribal population which is largely uneducated and deprived, we are trying to reach them through outdoor camps at their door steps since the year 2000.

Neemuch is Renowned for high rate of Eye donations. We are always on toes for harvesting donor corneas and motivation of relatives after death. We maintain a proper channel for Penetrating Keratoplasty (Cornea Transplantation). We maintain a waiting list of people in need of Cornea and contact them immediately on availability of cornea. We then perform surgeries for them free of cost. So far, we have performed close to 500 Penetrating Keratoplasty (Cornea Transplantation).

MOBILE OPD VAN

The Netralaya has a unique mobile van, recently built mobile OPD van on a TATA - 1109 bus chassis with a view to extend our services to remote areas. Through this van the screening of the patients will be possible at their door steps. After screening, the patients could be transported to the netralaya for surgery and back to their destination. The van is equipped with all the necessary screening equipments. As such the van is to extend helping hands in ophthalmic care for those who, for various reasons, cannot reach to base hospital for necessary check up /treatment.

MERGER OF GOMABAI NETRALAYA WITH THE INTERNATIONAL EYE FOUNDATION

In past we were associated with a United State based Non -Governmental Organization called "INTERNATIONAL EYE FOUNDATION", an institution supports Non Governmental Organizations involved in eye care services by way of consultation for self sufficiency of hospital, availability of latest technical know hows, playing role of mediator in supply of world's latest available ophthalmic equipments/machines at reasonable rates ,providing incentive/financial support to increase outreach activities & free cataract surgeries by arranging camps in remote areas In association with IEF we have strengthened our outreach activities & have performed more than 1000 cataract surgeries through outreach camps since 1st January 2004 to July, 2004.

Association with Sight Savers International

We have for our outreach activities proud association of Sightsavers International, United Kingdom an International NGO, working with the vision of a world in which no-one is left needlessly blind, severely visually impaired enjoys the same right and opportunities as people who are sighted.

Since August, 2004 we joined hands with United Kingdom based Non Governmental Organization “Sightsavers International” for our community work & setting up Low Vision Aids, Diabetic Retinopathy Project, and Retinopathy Of Prematurity Project. Thereafter, we have never looked back.