To ensure the quality of eye surgeries, post-operative monitoring is essential. In the province of Inhambane in Mozambique, after operating on 86 people in the Vilankulos rural hospital campaign, follow-up visits were carried out in January.
After a few weeks, the operated patients returned to the clinic so that the specialists could review the results of the eye operations using the Boost Cataract app. In this way, their visual acuity was re-evaluated, the back of the eye was checked with a slit lamp and refractive errors were corrected.
With the same objective of improving eye care in the province, progress continues to be made on the construction of the new Inhambane Ophthalmology Centre. This project aims to address the shortcomings of the current provincial hospital in terms of eye care, as it is an old health unit that does not have adequate space and service structures to meet the current needs of the population.
The new building will be used exclusively for ophthalmological care and will have two wards with a capacity of 24 beds, two operating theatres, four consulting rooms, an optician’s room, a spectacles workshop and an administrative block, including other support services. The building will also comply with environmental sustainability standards, generating approximately 40% self-consumption energy through a system of solar panels and ensuring ventilation and natural light with large windows, which will reduce the consumption of external energy and the use of air conditioning.
The Eyes of Mozambique project is funded by ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons) and the Government of Navarre.
