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Eye care delivery in developing nations: paradigms, paradoxes, and progress

L Schwab1

  • 1International Eye Foundation, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA.

Ophthalmic Epidemiology
|December 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Developing nations face a high burden of blindness due to scarce resources. Cost-effective, creative eye care strategies are essential for sight restoration and preservation globally.

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Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Ophthalmology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The United States, with 5% of the global population, consumes 40% of world resources.
  • Two-thirds of the world's population resides in developing countries, where 90% of blindness occurs.
  • Basic eye care resources are scarce or absent in many developing nations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the disparity in resource consumption and blindness prevalence between developed and developing nations.
  • To evaluate the feasibility of replicating the U.S. eye care delivery model in developing countries.
  • To propose alternative, cost-effective strategies for improving eye care in resource-limited settings.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of global population, resource consumption, and blindness statistics.
  • Review of existing eye care delivery models in developing countries.
  • Assessment of economic viability for different eye care paradigms.

Main Results:

  • The U.S. eye care model is economically unviable for widespread replication in developing nations.
  • High population growth and inadequate health service development exacerbate blindness trends.
  • Alternative strategies like mass surgery camps and non-ophthalmologist-led care show promise.

Conclusions:

  • Prioritizing eye care as a public health issue is crucial for international health.
  • Mobilizing political will and financial resources is necessary for upgrading sight restoration and preservation.
  • Ministries of health should adopt cost-effective models rather than high-technology approaches.

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