Stanger hospital eye care centre is recognized by Department of Health and “Vision 2020
for Cataract surgeon training centre since March 2006.
Eye care service at Stanger hospital is 24 hours. We are the only department
who provides 24 hour emergency eye care services.
Cataract camps: Nine (9) weekend cataract camps successfully held at our
centre to reduce cataract surgery back log. First time effort in whole South
Africa.
Regular cataract surgery operation on Saturday. First time effort in whole
South Africa.
Setting up FIRST TIME tele ophthalmology service at Stanger Hospital probably
first time effort of starting tele-ophthalmology in Kwazulu Natal.
Proper appointment system and the establishment of a proper eye out-patient
department.
Proper diagnosis and effective management at eye OPD.
Proper control and dispensing of ophthalmic medications.
Management of all kinds of eye trauma and if necessary telephonic consultation with St.Aidans hospital.
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Regular cataract and glaucoma surgery. We are performing 10 to 12 cataract and glaucoma surgeries per week.
Total 1500(approximately) cataracts with Intra Ocular Lens implant done from August 2004 to date.
Setting up of proper diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy clinic and total
400 (approximately) patients benefited by receiving timeous laser treatment: because of early detection of diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy.
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Regular cataract screening clinics.
Training of medical officers who are appointed at Stanger hospital eye care centre from January 2005.
Regular community outreach programme on eye care service.
Ophthalmic training for PHC nurses. (At least to identify, manage and
deliver primary eye care)
Training Program: As usual training and teaching and we have trained another 10 PHC nurses from district hospital
Number of rooms: consultation room x 3, diagnostic room x 1, visual acuity site
x 1, refraction room and procedure room separated, patient reception and
discharge corners, visual field room x 1, fundus camera room x 1
Ophthalmology department initiates Tele-medicine services at Stanger hospital.
Tele-ophthalmology services started. Other departments follow suit.
In Ward Service Rendered: All, except retinal trauma.
Number of referrals to Durban: DM + HPT (78), Retinal trauma (nil).
Equipment: S/L x 3,Tonometerx1, Auto-refractometer x 1,Visual field x 1, A-scan
, x 1, Indirect ophthalmoscope x 2, direct ophthalmoscope x 2, operating
microscope x2 and 90 % of EYE theatre instruments.
Number of patients screened at Eye OPD: 12 647
Number of patients operated at Eye OT: 600
March 2005 to February 2006
Medical Staff : 5
Optometrist : 2
Nursing Staff : Ophthalmic professional nurse: 3
Staff Nurse: 3 Enroll Nurse: 1
Training Program and CME: For our own Doctors as well as CSO’s. Also we have
trained 17 PHC nurses from district hospital
Number of rooms: consultation room x 3, diagnostic room x 2, nurse’s reception
corner and refraction corner separated.
In Ward Service Rendered: All, except retinal trauma.
Number of referrals to Durban: Only DM + HPT (157), Retinal trauma (2)
Equipment: S/L x 2,Tonometer x 1, Auto-refractometer x 1,Visual field x 1,
A-scan, Indirect ophthalmoscope x 1, direct ophthalmoscope x 1, operating
microscope x 2 and 80% instruments at Eye Operating Theatre.
Number of patients screened at Eye OPD: 11 337
Number of patients operated at Eye Operating Theatre: 560
Out-reach program in progress: Maphumulo Hospital is ready to start Cataract
surgery from January 2007.
Number of rooms : consultation room x 2, diagnostic room x 1, nurses reception and refraction corner x 1
In Ward Service Rendered : All, except retinal trauma.
Number of referrals to Durban : Only Laser Photo-coagulation for retinopathy
(Diabetes + Hypertension) (95) or Retinal trauma (1)
Referrals to Durban have drastically reduced, which benefited patients in that
waiting reduced to only 2 to 3 days for tertiary care at St.Aidans and IALCH.
Equipment: Slit Lamp x 2, Tonometer x 1, Auto refractometer x 1, Visual field x
1, Auto scan Indirect Ophthalmoscope x 1, Direct Ophthalmoscope x 1, Operating
microscope x 1 and 70 % of EYE theatre instruments.
Number of patients screened at Eye OPD : 9396
Number of patients operated at Eye Operating Theatre: 345
Booking system put in place & working smoothly
Patient education program developed & working smoothly
Staff motivation and team building.
Prior to March 2004
Medical Staff : Nil
Optometrist : 1 (private) (part-time)
Nursing Staff : Ophthalmic professional nurse: 1
Staff Nurse: 1
Training Program : Nil
Services Rendered : Refraction only
Number of rooms : consultation room x 0, diagnostic room x 0,
Nurse’s reception and refraction corner x 1
Referrals to Durban : 100%
Equipment : Only trial frame for refraction and 1 ophthalmoscope
Number of patients seen at EYE OPD: No record
Number of patients operated at Eye Operating Theatre: Zero
