A novel strategy for management of uncorrected refractive errors in urban slums
| Autor: | BR Shamanna, Prema K. Chande, Hiral Korani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Community Based Organization Visual acuity genetic structures business.industry Public health Visual impairment Primary health care Presbyopia Eye care medicine.disease eye diseases Ophthalmology Severe visual impairment lcsh:Ophthalmology lcsh:RE1-994 medicine Optometry presbyopia Original Article medicine.symptom uncorrected refractive errors business Slum vision centers |
| Zdroj: | Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 107-110 (2015) Oman Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Popis: | Background: Blindness and Vision impairment remains a major public health issue not only in rural but also in urban areas. Concept of using peripheral health centers to render primary health care services to the community was a WHO proposed model. However, establishing them in urban slums is a challenge as most of the slums are illegal establishments. So, aim was to establish vision centers for providing primary eye care services in the urban slums of Mumbai, West India. Methods: Vision centers were established in various slum pockets of Mumbai from the year 2008 till 2009. Refraction and screening for ocular morbidity were carried out for those who attended this center and management for uncorrected refractive errors was done. Results: Data from 6 such vision centers located in various slum pockets of Mumbai city from April 9 to March 2011 were collected and analyzed. Of the 19,550 adults, 2270 (11.61%) had moderate vision impairment with presenting visual acuity of |
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