Social economic development in the prevention of global blindness
Social economic development in the prevention of global blindness
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DOI：
10.1136/bjo.85.6.653
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发表时间：
2001-06-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Schwab, IR
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作者：
Ho, VH;Schwab, IR
目的-为了评估一个国家的经济发展状况和它的患病率之间的关系blins. Methods-现有的流行病学资料，世界卫生组织编制的全球视力丧失及其原因进行了审查。调查结果与有关国家和地区的经济发展数据进行了比较。根据每个国家和地区的社会经济状况完成了分析。结果-失明的全球分布分析表明，在人均收入较低的发展中国家存在较高的患病率趋势。可解释的原因失明（即白内障，沙眼）也更普遍，在这些countries. Conclusions，因为经济发展被证明是一个因素失明，失明预防计划不应该是唯一的途径，以消除不必要的失明在世界各地。伴随的经济发展对于减少并最终消除许多可预防和可避免的失明原因也是必要的。
Aims-To assess the relation between a country's economic developmental status and its prevalence of blindness.Methods-Available epidemiological data on worldwide visual loss and its causes compiled by the World Health Organization were reviewed. Findings were compared with economic development data from the involved countries and regions. Analysis was completed in view of the socioeconomic status of each country and region.Results-Analysis of the global distribution of blindness indicates a trend of higher prevalence existing in developing countries with lower per capita income. Preventable causes of blindness (that is, cataract, trachoma) are also more prevalent in these countries.Conclusions-Because economic development is shown to be a factor in blindness, programmes for blindness prevention should not be the only route to the elimination of unnecessary blindness throughout the world. Concomitant economic development is also necessary to reduce and eventually eradicate much of the preventable and avoidable causes of blindness.