Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

COMMUNITY EYE CARE
Year
: 2002  |  Volume : 50  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 63--68

Training primary care physicians in community eye health. Experiences from India.


Sanjeev K Gupta, Gudlavalleti V Murthy, Vijay K Dada, L Sanga, N John 
 Community Ophthalmology Section, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029, India

Correspondence Address:
Sanjeev K Gupta
Community Ophthalmology Section, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029
India

This paper describes the impact of training on primary-care physicians in community eye health through a series of workshops. 865 trainees completed three evaluation formats anonymously. The questions tested knowledge on magnitude of blindness, the most common causes of blindness, and district level functioning of the National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB). Knowledge of the trainers significantly improved immediately after the course (chi 2 300.16; p < 0.00001). This was independent of the timing of workshops and number of trainees per batch. Presentation, content and relevance to job responsibilities were most appreciated. There is immense value addition from training primary-care physicians in community eye health. Despite a long series of training sessions, trainer fatigue was minimal; therefore, such capsules can be replicated with great success.


How to cite this article:
Gupta SK, Murthy GV, Dada VK, Sanga L, John N. Training primary care physicians in community eye health. Experiences from India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2002;50:63-68


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Gupta SK, Murthy GV, Dada VK, Sanga L, John N. Training primary care physicians in community eye health. Experiences from India. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2002 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];50:63-68
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