On June 2-3, 2025, 34 healthcare workers from the Tata Steel Foundation's Drishti Project attended a two-days refresher training at the Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, LVPEI, Bhubaneswar.
The Drishti Project operates in 12 blocks across 9 districts in Jharkhand and Odisha, targeting underserved and remote communities through a ‘block saturation’ approach. The training focused on enhancing eye care delivery in rural areas, particularly through school and community screenings and post-operative care for cataract patients in follow up visit.
Key topics covered included the basics of vision, refractive errors, visual acuity assessment, common eye conditions, torchlight examination, screening protocols, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), the LVPEI service model, and strategies for eye health promotion.
