A survey of primary eye care and prevention of blindness in Jiangsu Province / 眼科

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Objective To investigate the primary eye care and prevention of blindness in rural area of Jiangsu Province.Design Cross-sectional study.Participant 34 townships and 76 villages of 13 national advanced counties of prevention of blindness in Jiangsu province.Method The fellowship,responsibility,workload and equipment for prevention of blindness of above townships and villages were inspected and evaluated.Main Outcome Measure All measures of the primary eye care and prevention of blindness according to the criteria of the Ministry of Health of China.Result All townships and villages had attained or exceeded national indicators in eye care network,duty and equipment respect,and about 50% country doctors have attained or exceeded the demand for diagnosis and treatment of common eye diseases.There were certain problems in statistic table,cataract surgical technique.Conclusion The primary eye care and prevention of blindness in rural advanced counties of prevention of blindness in Jiangsu have basically attained the criteria of the Ministry of Health,but work level remain to be increased further.(Ophthalmol CHN,2006,15355-358)