Mbarara University of Science and Technology, through the department of ophthalmology at Mbarara University and Referral Hospital Eye Centre (MURHEC), in collaboration with Christian Blind Mission (CBM), piloted a glaucoma screening and treatment project in Uganda that aimed to make a substantial contributiontowards fighting this cause of avoidable blindness. Our project aimed to:
- Improve awareness of glaucoma among the population and primary health workers
- Make screening for glaucoma available at 24 primary health
facilities, and - Decentralise glaucoma diagnosis and treatment to three Regional Referral Hospitals (RRHs) in Southwestern Uganda.
The data generated from this project would be useful in informing national prioritisation of glaucoma in mainstream eye health budgeting and financing.
– Eye News