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Fighting cataract blindness in developing countries |
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Outreach programmesThe developing countries provide a specific situation for eye care delivery system. While in urban areas there is access to medical institutions, the remote, isolated areas stay without it. Therefore, the idea of outreach programmes has been put into being. There are two types of outreach eye care delivery system – hospital-based and field-based. The first one – screening camps, is arranged within a short distance from the base hospital. A team of ophthalmic assistants travels to a neighboring village (2-3 hour drive), where they perform routine eye examination. Minor ocular diseases are treated on the spot, whereas those complicated or requiring surgery are referred to the hospital.
The complete study of management of eye care in a developing country (on the example of Nepal), including the management of modern eye camps, has been contained in the publication of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, entitled “Fighting Global Blindness”. However, not only procedures but also the dedication and high motivation of the medical team play an important role in the final success. On the other hand, it is imperative to say that even well managed eye camps are not a perfect solution for patients inhabiting rural areas of developing countries. The perfect solution will always remain the permanent access to a stationary eye clinic with an ophthalmologist as well as appropriate medical equipment on the spot.
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