Cataract |
Offer cost-effective cataract surgery programs Provide training that includes teaching cost-effective surgery Include eye health into universal health coverage and national health plans/financing Integrate eye health screening into primary health care services and outreach Expand ophthalmic workforce through increased training and education programs
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Glaucoma |
Provide affordable and accessible preventive screening, monitoring, and treatment options Create vision centers with midlevel personnel for expanded monitoring Conduct research on cost-effective treatments and screening tools
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Uncorrected refractive error |
Offer accurate vision screening in primary care visits and schools Provide low-cost and high-quality spectacles Increase workforce (optometrists, ophthalmic technicians, and ophthalmologists) Ensure private-sector donations and funding
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Age-related macular degeneration |
Offer accessible and affordable preventive screening, monitoring, and treatment options Expand ophthalmic workforce
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Diabetic retinopathy |
Provide low-cost diabetes screening and treatment Offer screening for diabetic retinopathy in primary care settings Build a robust referral network Expand ophthalmic workforce
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Retinopathy of prematurity |
Invest in affordable training and screening programs Offer education on retinopathy of prematurity screening and management Expand ophthalmic workforce
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Corneal scarring |
Mass drug administration programs and distribution of vitamin A where appropriate Public education programs Continue to partner with pharmaceutical industry donations Robust referral network
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Infection/trauma |
Offer mass drug administration programs through community partnerships and pharmaceutical industry donations Train community health workers to identify vision health needs Provide public education and prevention programs and environmental improvement (e.g., SAFE [surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environment] for trichiasis) Build a robust referral network Collaborate with government-led programs and funders to improve research on prevention and interventions
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