Exam Details

Subject Community Ophthalmology
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor of Science - Optometry AND Ophthalmic Techniques
Department School of Health Science (SOHS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Describe the aims, objectives and implementation of National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB).

2. Explain the steps involved in organising outreach camps for providing eye care to the communities. How will you motivate people to participate in these camps?

3. Discuss the role of teachers, parents and health care providers for providing vision screening in the schools.

4. Discuss the objectives, composition and functioning of District Blindness Control Society (DBCS).

5. Explain the procedure of collection, preservation and supply of donated eyes.

6. Write short notes on the following:

Role of NGOs in Control of Blindness

Mobile Ophthalmic Unit

What do you understand by primary, secondary and tertiary health care?

Describe in brief the existing health care system in the country.

8. Define indicator of health. Describe in brief the various indicators used to measure the health status of a community.

9. Describe the Government concessions available in our country for the visually impaired persons.

10. Describe the objectives, organisational structure, activities, training and financial assistance for the scheme of incumbents in Blind Schools.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Basic Human Sciences
  • Basic Occular Sciences
  • Communicative English
  • Community Ophthalmology
  • Contact lens
  • Dispensing optics
  • Low vision
  • Ocular Diseases
  • Optometric Instruments and Procedures
  • Optometric Practice
  • Optometry for Specific Groups
  • Orthoptics
  • Visual Optics