Eye Screening Camps at the Srikiran Institute of Opthalmology

At the Srikiran Institute of Ophthalmology, our mission is to provide accessible, affordable and equitable eye care services to all, irrespective of their race, religion, caste, age, sex and other socio-economic factors. 

As part of this program, our dedicated outreach team will systematically plan and conduct eye screening camps across villages and mandals in Kakinada and the surrounding districts. These camps are organized with the generous support of sponsors and in collaboration with local governing bodies, such as panchayats and community leaders, whose involvement ensures the smooth execution and success of the programs.

Each camp is conducted by a qualified team of members, consisting of an Ophthalmologist, an Ophthalmic Assistants, Vision Technicians, Diagnostic Technicians, Outreach Managers, and Support Staff. This reflects our uncompromising commitment to provide comprehensive, values-based and quality eye care services.

Services Provided at the Camp:

• Comprehensive Eye Screening:  All patients undergo a detailed eye examination. 
• Refractive Errors: Patients diagnosed with refractive errors are referred to our vision centre with a referral card for further evaluation and prescription of spectacles. 
• Cataract Care: Patients identified with cataracts are counselled and scheduled for surgery the following day. 

Our patients receive: 

• Free transportation from the camp site to the base hospital and back to their villages.
• Free cataract surgery with IOL Implant.
• Complimentary food and medications.
• Post-operative counselling and vision assessment by the Doctor.
• Finally briefing them about the usage of medicines and then they will be discharged next day.
• Other Eye Conditions: Any patients diagnosed with other eye diseases are referred to the base hospital for specialized treatment with a camp referral card.

To ensure continuity of care, our counsellors perform regular follow-ups with the patients who have already received treatment and those who are yet to visit the hospital after referral.

Over the last 33 years, Srikiran Institute of Ophthalmology has organized more than 5,100 outreach camps and screened more than 12,36,000 patients out of which 5,36,000 are children only.