Monthly Ophthalmology service census, MOH
Since 2002,
Ophthalmology service of MOH has been collecting annual census
from all the 34 hospitals with ophthalmology departments. Data
include essential service census and key performance indicators
for ophthalmology service such as Number of out patient, in
patient, and operation performed, detail data on cataract
service, diabetic service, and all the subspecialty services
such vitreoretinal, glaucoma, corneal, oculoplasty, paediatric
ophthalmology, and optometry service. Department training
records and prevention of blindness activities conducted were
also being collected. These data have been utilized extensively
for the planning division of MOH and hospitals. With the monthly
on-line data entry, hospitals will be able to view the analysed
data on a ‘real time basis’
Objectives
is a disease clinical database, designed as
a prospective, ongoing systematic collection of data pertaining to
specific visual threatening eye diseases, such as cataract, diabetic
retinopathy, glaucoma, contact lens related corneal ulcer, and
outcome of cataract surgery.
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