Retinal Diseases and VISION 2020

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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Main Author: David Yorston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2003-01-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/16/jceh_16_46_019.html
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spelling doaj-97ff0830aa1e4d268258951bfdd537a92020-11-25T01:32:37ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332003-01-0116461920Retinal Diseases and VISION 2020David YorstonHistorically, 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. http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/16/jceh_16_46_019.html
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description 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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