Association for Ophthalmic Cooperation in Asia

Last updated: June, 2006

	Name (English)		Association for Ophthalmic Cooperation in Asia
	Name (Japanese)	Ajia Ganka Iryou Kyouryoku Kai（Acronym AOCA）
	Established in	2002　　Year
	Registered status in Japan	Registered under the Law to promote specified non-profit activities
	Name of the Representative in India	None in India The representative in Japan: Junsuke Akura
	Address	None in India Japan office: 4-29-103 Koshienguchi Kitamachi Nisinomiya-shi Hyogo (zip code 663-8112)
	Tel/Fax	Tel: +81-798-67-3821  Fax: +81-798-67-3823
	E-mail address	info*aoca.jp(When sending a mail, please change * into @.)
	URL	http://www.aoca.jp
	Activity in India Since	Year 2000
	Objectives of work in India	Our objectives are the supports in ophthalmic field to Tibetan Refugee community, Dharamsala of north western part of India　There are no Tibetan ophthalmologists in this community and no government assistances because of the Tibetan Refugee community. Quite a few Tibetan people in this area think that it is hard to go to the Indian hospital even though they have become aware of deterioration of their eyesight. It has been frequently seen in senior people that they somewhat feel out of place with them because they have different cultures. On the other hand, Japanese ophthalmologists are able to operate Cataract Surgery easier because Tibetan and Japanese both belong to the same racial roots; our religions derive from Mahayana Buddhism. So we have been doing Cataract Surgery (operation) in Eye Camp for six years. Now these days, the Delek Hospital and local people are seeking for our assistances and supports. So it is very necessary to conduct such a project over there. We have been doing Screening Camp effectively in Tibetan Refugee Colony and its peripheral area to find out Cataract suffering people for the better activity of the hospital Eye Camp.And the one of these screenings is to work together by Tibetan Refugee ophthalmic Assistants and Indian ophthalmologists so that the exchange of this Human resource made their relationship much better.
	Outline of ongoing projects	1.To do the examination as well as performed the Cataract Surgery in an Eye Camp of Delek Hospital. 2.To provide the technical guidance of Cataract operation for Indian ophthalmologist. 3.To guide and educate the ophthalmic Assistant and Nurse about ophthalmic medical service of Delek Hospital. 4.To introduce about the modern ophthalmic medical services to Tibetan teacher and student of Tibetan medical university.   5.The Eye Camp publicity activity made by Radio advertisement media for the Radio listeners local people. 6.To do the screening of Cataract patients of Dharamsala and it’s peripheral Refugee Colony. 7.To organize the cataract patients screening Camp for those local people who are below the poverty line. 8.To do the follow up check up for the patients after surgery.
	Field of Activity	Health
	Working area	（State & District）Himachal Pradesh, Kangada, Dharamsala
	Name of partner the NGO	Dharamsala Rotary Club