To equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to practice as clinicians capable of providing primary eye care.
To function effectively as community health leaders, contributing to the implementation of the National Programme for the Control of Blindness and the rehabilitation of visually impaired individuals.
Objective
Provide knowledge about common eye problems, including the principles of managing major ophthalmic emergencies and understanding the effects of local and systemic diseases on the eyes.
Create awareness about:
The magnitude of blindness in India and its primary causes.
Eye care education for patients to prevent eye problems.
The role of primary health centres in organizing eye camps.