Vision-Aid Centre
Address: 870/5, Bhandarkar Road, Lane no.10,
Oppo. Raviraj hotel, Trupti Apartments,
5th Floor Deccan Gymkhana,
Pune, Maharashtra 411004.
Mobile No: 9096800100
Email: visionaidcecf@gmail.com
Web: www.cecfindia.com, www.visionaidindia.org, www.visionaid.org
Partner Names of Vision-aid Centre:
1) Vision- Aid USA
2) Rotary Club of Poona Downtown
3) Manu Bhai Desai Charitable Trust
Vision-aid Centre’s info
Vision Aid USA, Community Eye Care Foundation and Rotary Club of Pune Dontown have set up a low vision and rehabiliation centre at 5th floor, Trupti Apartment (Manubhai Desai Charitable Trust office) at Bhandarkar Road lane no.10
What Is Low Vision
The International Classification of Diseases classifies vision impairment into two groups, distance and near presenting vision impairment.
Distance vision impairment:
- Mild –visual acuity worse than 6/12 to 6/18
- Moderate –visual acuity worse than 6/18 to 6/60
- Severe –visual acuity worse than 6/60 to 3/60
- Blindness –visual acuity worse than 3/60
Near vision impairment:
- Near visual acuity worse than N6 or M.08 at 40cm.
Low vision assessment:
The purpose of low vision assessment is to assess the residual vision of the patient, correlate it with the individual’s social and emotional needs and identify the ways and means to enhance the residual vision. Functional vision is the residual vision resulting from some pathological conditions that cannot be corrected or treated which results in situations such as insufficient visual resolution, inadequate field of vision and reduced contrast sensitivity
Management
Maximize use of residual vision
- By Refractive correction
- By giving Magnification
Environmental Modifications
- Illumination and contrast
- Education and awareness
Sensory substitution
- Touch (Brail, notex)
- Hearing (audio books, talking watch )
See Tv for distance
Telescope for distance vision
Dome magnifier for reading
Hand magnifier for readding
Optical Devices:
Magnifying things in the distances
Telescopes are based on the principle of angular magnification. There are different types of telescopes are available like monocular and binocular telescope and bioptic telescope
Magnifying close objects and print
Hand magnifiers: They have good working distance. Accommodation is also not required.However, it is not hand-free and has smaller field of vision.
Stand magnifiers: While stand magnifiers are hand-free and are helpful in cases with tremors, they have small visual field and the reading distance is too small, resulting in bad posture.
Dome magnifier: A dome magnifier is a dome-shaped magnifying device made of glass or acrylic plastic, used to enlarge words on a page
Monocular Telescope
Binocular Telescope
Hand Magnifier
Stand Magnifier
Dome Magnifier
Designed to enhance the visibility of retinal image and optimize the use of optical aids
Non-optical devices can be prescribed with or without optical visual aids.
Relative size devices
Large objects are used e.g., large print books, needle threaders, etc.
Needle Threader
Large Print Books
Light and illumination controls glass
Glare Control glass
Patients can have better vision with extra illumination
Table Lamp
Writing and communication devices: help a visually impaired person to read and write print. E.g., typoscope, writing guide,
Typoscope
Writing guide
Assistive Technologies
Its tool that overcome the limitation of optical aid like reduction of field of view, working distance and contrast.
Near vision impairment:
- Video Magnifiers
- Computer hardware and software
- Other assistive devices for daily living like talking scales,talking glucometers and variety of other devices
Video Magnifier
Talking Watch
Smart Vision Device
Smart Vision Device is a wearable device for the blind/visually impaired incorporating Artificial Intelligence, Machine Vision and Machine Learning. It is a Virtual guide to the blind & improves their ability to navigate
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is aimed at giving psychological counseling, career guidance, independence in daily activities and teaching orientation and mobility. It also aims at providing skilled training such as computers, Braille, training writing and English-speaking skills and home management.
Treatment of patients with low vision is not the job of a single specialty; it is a joint effort between ophthalmologists, optometrists, low vision aid specialists and rehabilitation experts and most importantly, the patient and his family.
Most people have problems coping with vision loss and some may need psychological counseling. They go through the five stages of coping, denial, anger, barter, depression and acceptance. Those in the working age group may need career counseling to adjust in their respective professions or choose an entirely different one. People of all age groups may need mobility training in the form of ‘white cane training’, guide dogs and mobile phone applications to retain their independence of movement.
- Rehabilitation – a possibility
- Not all people with blindness have absolute blindness.
- Many have some residual vision.
- There is an increasing awareness to provide print education to these people.
- For people with some residual vision, low vision services play a vital role.
- Greatly improves their chances of gainful employment
- Increased participation in social and educational environment
- Low vision services have an important role in visual assessment, provision of aids and making appropriate recommendations in respect of the person’s visual environment.
- Goal of Vision Rehabilitation
- To maximize function
- Enhance the patient potentials and increase their independence
- Improve quality life
will be providing following Service
- Comprehensive low vision Evolution
- Assistive Aids and devices
- Orientation and mobility
- Computer Training
- Mobile Technology
- Special Skills Training
- Spoken English Training
- Life skills
- Training and professional development.
HOW TO CONTACT
A Base Clinic :It will function at the Manubhai Desai Charitable Trust office at
Address
870/5 Bhandarkar Road,
lane no 10 ,
Pune - 411004.
Mob No 9096800100,
Email ID: visionaidcecf@gmail.com,
Web: cecfindia.com.
To conduct training programme depending upon need of the patient. These programmes will be conducted by the experts in respective fields by appointments.
Vision Aid Centre’s Photos
Computer room for training
Conference room for other trainings
Examination room
Low Vision devices
Annual eye check up program for the blind
For past 20 years we
at Community Eye care Foundation are working for visually impaired. Comprehensive ocular examination with free
dispensing of spectacles and low vision devices has been done since 2012 for those who improved with aids.
Along with school going visually
impaired children, CECF also works for college going visually impaired children, for further education and
rehabilitation services like computer training.
Orientation programs for low vision and rehabilitation
Hands on training of low vision aids, including optical, non optical and electronic devices and an orientation program was conducted for
Ophthalmologists, optometrists and other eye hospital staff. We have covered 16 eye hospitals from Pune and trained more than 200
professionals from these hospitals . The session also covered the mobility training and demonstration of ‘How to serve cup of tea, water and
food’ to the blind and a sensitization session.
Annual Report The annual report of low vision and rehabilitation project done under Rotary CSR grant of
Rotary Club of Pune Downtown t hanks to Duroshox at Bhandarkar road Pune
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Total patients screened | 1225 | |||
LVA training given | 583 | |||
Counselling | 1225 | |||
Total LVA beneficiaries | 583 | |||
Total optical devices dispensed | 191 | |||
Total non optical devices dispensed | 149 | |||
Free mobile dispensed ( Part of rehabilitation ) | 27 | |||
Total devices dispensed | 367 |
The data updates regarding 8 blind schools examined during this year
Reports Data January 2010 to April 2020 |
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NAME OF SCHOOL | Total Number of Students screened | OPTICAL AIDS | NON OPTICAL AID | ASSISTIVEAIDS | SPECTS |
THE POONA SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND GIRLS KOTHRUD | 102 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
THE POONA SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND BOYS, KOREGAON PARK | 127 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
NFBM JAGRUTI BLIND SCHOOL , ALANDI | 92 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
PATSHABAI LUNKAD BLIND SCHOOL , BHOSARI | 56 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 2 |
THE VISION BLIND SCHOOL, KONDHWA | 60 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
ANDH SHALA MALEGAON , Dist NASIK | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
GOVERMENT BLIND SCHOOL , NASIK | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIACTION FOR BLIND, NASIK | 93 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
TOTAL | 560 | 91 | 155 | 12 | 18 |
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Contact us
Contact Information
COMMUNITY EYE CARE FOUNDATION (CECF)
K-102, 1st floor,
Kumar Garima,
Tadiwala Road,
Behind Pune Railway Station,
Pune 411 001,
Maharastra, India
Phone No :
+91-(0) 20 66027227, 26059723
Email :
parikshitgogate@hotmail.com
Timings :
10 am to 7pm
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