Retinal Diseases and VISION 2020
Historically, retinal disease has had a low priority in prevention of blindness programmes in developing countries. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, it was thought that retinal disease was an uncommon cause of blindness in the developing world; secondly, that the results of treating reti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Community Eye Health Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/16/jceh_16_46_019.html |
| Summary: | Historically, retinal disease has had a low priority in prevention of blindness programmes in developing countries. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, it was thought that retinal disease was an uncommon cause of blindness in the developing world; secondly, that the results of treating retinal disease did not justify the effort and expense involved; and, thirdly, that the equipment required was too costly and unreliable for use in a developing country environment. Finally, there is a lack of skilled personnel with sub-speciality training in retinal disease. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-6833 |