Proyecto de catarata en Chile: análisis del éxito de una estrategia de salud publica, un logro de la oftalmología nacional / Cataract project in Chile: analysis of a successful public health strategie
Arch. chil. oftalmol
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65(1): 55-61, 2008. graf, tab, ilus
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Existe un envejecimiento progresivo de la población en Chile que demandara una mayor atención oftalmológica. La Sociedad Chilena de Oftalmología desarrollo un programa de salud visual que sirvió de base a los protocolos desarrollados en el contexto de reforma de salud. La reforma de salud incluyó el manejo quirúrgico de una catarata que permite implementar centros, proveer de insumos y junto al esfuerzo de sus oftalmólogos aumentó la tasa de cirugía de catarata a 3.320, en beneficiarios del sistema público. Todo un logro a nivel latinoamericano y un ejemplo donde la voluntad política se transforma en beneficio a la comunidad.
ABSTRACT
Chile exhibits a progressively aging population, who will demand more opthalmologic attention. Chilean Society of Opthalmology developed a visual health program, who served as a base for protocols developed in the context of health reform. This reform included surgical management of cataracts, allowing implementation of centers, consumables supplyies, and besides the effort of its opthalmologists the surgery rate increased to 3320 among beneficiaries of the public system. It is a great achievement at latinoamerican level, and an example were the politic will becomes in benefit to the community.
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Main subject:
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
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Health Programs and Plans
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Cataract
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Cataract Extraction
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. chil. oftalmol
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico Regional de Concepción/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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