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[A new model of blindness prevention with the target of cataract elimination]
Yang Gao1, Chang-Sen Tu, Xu Xu
1First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China.
Objective:
To discuss an innovative model of blindness prevention targeting the elimination of cataract blindness.
Methods:
The patients aged 50 or above underwent one mature procedure of small incision cataract surgery. It was performed at our class 3A hospital with advanced medical skills, superior medical services and management system.
Results:
A total of 36 681 subjects were examined and 10 090 required operations. And 7624 operations were performed in 5 years. Blindness was eliminated in 99.3% of those blind surgical patients while 95.0% of low vision ones improved. The prevalence of surgical complications was 0.8%. Recovery occurred after a proper treatment.
Conclusion:
With a high quality, a high efficiency but a low cost, this innovative model of blindness prevention is reproducible, propagable and suitable for China's conditions and scale-ups.
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