Eye Research Centre Society is one of the leading
NGO’s of the state and was founded in 1986 by the
eminent ophthalmologist, Dr. R.M.Sahai. With it’s
headquarters at Jaipur, the organization is staffed
with 13 ophthalmologists, 5 other doctors, 60 para-medical
staff and numerous volunteers from organizations like
E.R.C.S. aims at promoting
knowledge of eye care as well as awareness generation
as a means of raising the quality of life. Its role
as an agent of social development is portrayed through
its community based projects. The projects are formulated
keeping in mind the local needs, conditions and priorities
and functions at grass-root levels. The organisation’s
commitment to eye care and it’s humanitarian approach
is projected through it’s well designed programmes
of information dissemination, education and motivation,
clinical and non-clinical services, training and research.
Since the inception the organisation has provided
free medical examination and advice to over 17,00,000
patients and operated over 1,73,000 cases for cataract
in the 3500 odd camps organised by it. Apart from
this, free OPD service has been provided to over 4,5,000
patients at the base hospital at Jaipur.
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