Eye Clinic
Programs:
 In 1998 IRIS
constructed Cambodia's first purpose-built eye clinic, the
IRIS Clinic in Kampong Cham province. In 2004, The Ministry
of Health asked IRIS to construct a second clinic in the province,
which, with its population of 1.6 million, is the most densely
populated province in Cambodia. Mr Karolos Fix (a long standing
supporter of IRIS in Cambodia) and a number of his friends
agreed to provide the funds needed to construct the new clinic
in Tboung Khmum District which was opened in May 2005.
During 2008,
IRIS subsidised cataract and other surgeries for poor people
at 6 eye clinics in 5 provinces: Kampong Cham (2), Siem Reap,
Pursat, Battambang and Kampot. Program outcomes were:
IRIS
EYE CLINIC PROGRAMS - 2008 |
|
KC |
TK
|
SR |
PUR |
BB |
KT |
Total |
Cataract
Surgeries |
284
|
249 |
96 |
216
|
719 |
233 |
1797 |
Other Surgeries |
139
|
104
|
23
|
121 |
221
|
95
|
703 |
KC (IRIS Clinic), TK (Fix Antonios
IRIS Eye Clinic), SR (Siem Reap), PUR (Pursat),
KT (Kampot) & BB (Battambang)
|
Eye Camp Programs:
Since 1997, IRIS has supported an annual program of outreach
surgery eye camps in those provinces of Cambodia that remain
without an eye clinic. During 2008, IRIS organized six eye
camps in 3 provinces: Preah Vihear (2), Odar Meanchey (2)
and Kompong Som (2). Program outcomes were:
IRIS EYE CAMP PROGRAM
- 2008
|
|
PV
|
OM |
KS |
Total |
Eye screenings/Consultations
|
507 |
471 |
513
|
1,491 |
| Cataract and Other Surgeries |
150 |
146 |
103 |
399 |
| PV (Preah
Vihear), OM (Odar Meanchey) KS (Kampong Som) |
By December
2008, the combined total of IRIS clinic and eye camp programs
since inception in Cambodia had resulted in 125,319 people
receiving eye examinations and 23,485 surgeries being performed,
15,291 of which were to remove cataracts
Cyclo Driver Program:
In 2008,
IRIS provided a grant of $6,000 to support the core running
costs and administration of the Cyclo Centre, which provides
medical advice, training and support to over 1,500 Cyclo
drivers in Phnom Penh.
At any
one time the capital Phnom Penh has a transient population
of up to 2,000 cyclo-drivers, many of whom come from all
parts of the country to earn money for their families in
between the rice planting and harvesting seasons. IRIS staged
an eye screening programme for Cyclo drivers in October
2008 where a medical team provided screening and refraction
services to 430 cyclo drivers and their families. 27 people
received on-the-spot treatment and 260 people were given
glasses free-of-charge. A total of 105 people needed eye
surgery (62 cataract/43 other surgery).
CAMBODIA PROGRAMS IN 2009:
In 2009,
IRIS will continue to subsidize the cost of surgery for
poor people at three eye clinics and support the annual
outreach eye camp programme in remote, rural areas where
there are no eye clinics. To do so requires a budget of:
CAMBODIA PROGRAM BUDGET 2008
|
| Eye Clinic Programs |
64,371 |
| Eye Camp Program |
61,395 |
Training Programs
|
14,000 |
| Ophthalmic Equipment |
28,565 |
| Poor Patient Transport Subsidy
|
13,200 |
| IRIS/NSCPBL Clinic Monitoring
Visits & Liaison Meetings |
17,158 |
| Program Support Costs |
66,477 |
TOTAL (US$) |
$265,166 |
|
