我国老年视力残疾的康复问题

Study of the rehabilitation for the elderly visually disabled in China

根据1987年对全国盲和低视力的抽样调查,探讨了我国老年视力残疾的康复问题。我国老年人盲率为3.47％,低视力患病率为4.31％;主要致残病因依次为白内障(60.19％),沙眼(10.89％),角膜病(9.42％)和青光眼(5.77％)。估计在老年视力残疾者中。约有20％需要进行各种康复。随着老年人口的增长,老年视力残疾随之增多,他们的康复更应引入注目。强调在处理这类问题时,不能只考虑视力损害,一定要有整体观念,并应同时注重心理康复和社会康复。

Study of rehabilitation for the elderly visually disabled in China. Sun Bao-chen et al. Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing 100730 Based on the national sample survey of blindnessand low vision in 1987, the author studied the problem of visual rehabilitation for the elderly, among whom the prevalences of blindness and low vision were 3.47％ and 4.31％ respectively. The chief causes of blindness and low vision were cataract(60.19％), trachoma(10.89％), corneal disease(9.42％), and glaucoma(5.74％). It is estimated that about 20％ of the patients need rehabilitation services, for which the demand will grow with increasing life expectancy. In the management of visual disability, the situation must be viewed as a whole, not only the visual impairment itself but also the psychological and social aspects.