| Description |
1 online resource (214 pages) |
| Series |
Essentials in Ophthalmology |
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Essentials in ophthalmology.
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| Contents |
Intro; Foreword; Why Do WeNeed Comprehensive Eye Care?; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1: VISION 2020: Past, Present andFuture; Prevalence ofVision Impairment andBlindness; Causes ofBlindness andVision Impairment; Universal Eye Health Coverage; Financing; Human Resources; Technology andEye Health; The Way Forward; 2: Prevalence andCauses ofVision Impairment andBlindness: TheGlobal Burden ofDisease; Introduction; Prevalence ofVision Impairment andBlindness; Changes inthePrevalence 1990-2010; Causes ofVision Impairment andBlindness |
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Regional Differences inChanges andCausesDisability Related toVision Loss; Challenges inEye Care; Conclusion; References; 3: Best Practice Integrated Approaches inEye Care Service Delivery; Introduction; Primary Eye Care Attributes; Integrated Primary Eye Care Services Within Primary Healthcare; Stand-Alone Primary Eye Care Services; Key Informant Method (KIM); Tele-Ophthalmology; Public-Private Partnership (PPP); Subsidized Cataract Surgical Services inLatin America; Cataract Business Model inGuatemala; Cataract Outreach Services inParaguay |
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Subsidized Cataract Surgery Business Model inMexicoIntegrated Secondary andTertiary Eye Care Services: Attributes; Integrated District Comprehensive Eye Care Program inPakistan; L V Prasad Eye Institute-Model ofHolistic Eye Care; Aravind Eye Care System; Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) -Three-Tier Network ofEye Hospitals andClinics inPakistan; Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospitals inPakistan; Conclusion; References; 4: Expanding andOptimizing Human Resources forEye Care; Global Need forHuman Resources inEye Health; Human Resource Gap andGoals ofGlobal Action Plan |
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Planning forHuman Resources forEye HealthUnderstanding theEpidemiology ofEye Disease intheCountry; Need by thePopulation; Legal Considerations; Multitude ofCadres inanEvolving Field; Consider HR Needs forSustainable Service Delivery; Effectiveness ofOur Current HReH; Setting Productivity Targets Where Practical; Defining Specific Roles andResponsibilities Within theEye Care Team; Ensuring that theEye Care Team Works Well Together; Having HR Plans that Enable Good Access toService Delivery; Retaining Motivated andProductive Personnel; Training Strategies andResources |
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Candidate Selection MattersAssessment ofTraining Needs; Focus onRequired Competencies; Array ofTraining Opportunities; Systematic Efforts toIncrease Availability andQuality ofTraining; Priorities forMoving Forward; References; 5: Technology andInnovation forEye Care; Introduction; Technology forImproving Access toEye Care Systems forRemote Screening andDiagnostics; Taking Visual Function Testing Beyond Primary Eye Clinics; Portable Anterior Segment andCataract Diagnosis; Fundus Imaging forDisease Detection; Technology toImprove Delivery ofRemote Eye Care |
| Summary |
A wide variety of conditions will be addressed in Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Primary and Secondary Eye Care, including childhood blindness, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, and refractive errors. Detailed descriptions of various models are presented for each condition, which are then followed by a discussion for incorporating integrated eye care services; highlighting the importance of health system approach in comprehensive eye care. Finally, this book provides detailed strategies to address the current practical challenges related to human resources in eye care, and methods to ensure financial sustainability in the delivery of comprehensive care. Each chapter is illustrated for understanding and clarity, and provides easy-to-read tables to further enrich the text |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ophthalmology.
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Eye -- Diseases.
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Ophthalmology
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Eye Diseases
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Eye -- Diseases
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Ophthalmology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Khanna, Rohit C., editor
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Rao, Gullapalli N., editor
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Marmamula, Srinivas, editor
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| LC no. |
2018957987 |
| ISBN |
9783319980140 |
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3319980149 |
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