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RESOURCES REQUIRED

Situation HUMAN RESOURCES INVESTIGATION DRUGS AND EQUIPMENT
CONSUMABLES
1) Secondary 1)Ophthalmologist - 1 1) Smear test 1) Antibiotics eye 1)Slit lamp -
level 2)OP Nurse – 1 2) Gram stain drops biomicroscope -1
3)Refraction nurse - microscopy 2) Antifungal eye 2)Light microscope -1
1(shared ) 3) KOH smear drops
4) Blood sugar 3) Systemic
5) Lacrimal antibiotics and
syringing anti fungal
4) Vitamin A
5) Cyclopiegics

2) Tertiary level 1)Cornea specialist - 1 1) Smear test 1) Antibiotics eye 1)Slit lamp -
2)Refraction nurse - 2) Culture drops/ointment biomicroscope -1
1(shared ) medium 2) Antifungal eye 2)Light microscopy -1
3)OP Nurse - 1 3) Antibiotic drops/Ointment 3)Confocal
4)lab technician – 1 sensitivity 3) Systemic microscope -1
5)Scrub nurse – 1 4) Corneal biopsy antibiotics and 4)Specular
6)OT nurse – 1 5) AC tap anti fungal microscope -1
7)Ward nurse - 1 6) PCR 4) Vitamin A 5) OT microsurgical
7) Blood sugar 5) Topical and instruments including
8) Lacrimal systemic trephines.
syringing steroids 6)Well equipped
6) Suture materials microbiological
7) Needles and laboratory for smear,
syringes culture and PCR)
7)Eye Bank
equipment

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