Sri
Keshava Trust has been active for over 17 (formed in 1988) years and has now
built a world-class eye treatment facility utilized to help the poor at the
Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology in Bangalore. The hospital has
a capacity of 100 beds and this hospital needs further funds to reach its
desired level of equipment and facilities.
This
organization conducts eye camps regularly at various schools and villages around
south Karnataka to screen people for eye defects and provide corrective care in
association with organizations like Helpage, Lions and National Association of
the Blind
With the
availability of the world-class eye hospital, these camps have become more
active and been very successful in screening over 25000 people and providing
free follow-up treatment to them at this hospital.
Patients
found needing additional care are provided necessary hospital care and returned
to their home after necessary treatment. All of these medical expenses and the
patient’s travel, boarding and lodging are covered by funds from Sri Keshava
Trust, with no cost to the patients.
We
have managed to reach most of Chamaraja, Kolar, and Tumkur and Bangalore
districts.
Chanmarajanagar
District
Base
Hospital at Yelandur reaches out to remote and tribal areas of this very
backward district.
Kolar
District: We have reached 10 of the 11 taluks in this district.
K.G.F
Bangarpet
Melur
Kolar
Town
Srinivaspur
Chintamani
Siddalagatta
Bagepally
Gudibande
Chikkaballapur
Tumkur
District: Out of 8 talukas, 5 have been covered
Tumkur
Koratgeri
Madugiri
Sira
Pavagada
Bangalore
rural and urban districts has been covered.
Problems
with vision in both urban and rural populations occur due to various medical and
non-medical causes. A majority of the problems are cataract related, and the
focus of most public and private agencies is to provide surgical care for the
elimination of the same. This has led to a skewed model where other equally
damaging conditions like Diabetes related vision problems, Glaucoma, UVEA,
Corneal problems, nutrition etc are either largely ignored or provided for at
major urban centers only. VIIO tries to bridge this gap by having its
specialists travel to its rural bases on a fixed calendar and provide patient
care in these non-focus areas
SKT
has formulated innovative methods to deliver
world-class ophthalmic healthcare benefits to people.