我国防盲治盲工作仍然任重而道远

Prevention of blindness is still an arduous task and embarks on a long road in China

我国九省眼病调查结果显示，我国的防盲治盲工作取得了重大进展，但盲和中、重度视力损伤的情况仍很严重，一些边远省份的盲和中、重度视力损伤患病率远高于全国平均水平。我国发生盲和中、重度视力损伤的原因兼具发展中国家和发达国家特点，表现为白内障依然是盲和中、重度视力损伤的主要原因，同时视网膜疾病上升为导致盲和中、重度视力损伤的第二位原因。盲和中、重度视力损伤的患病率分别为1．95％和5．31％，白内障手术覆盖率仅为35．7％，表明我国防盲治盲仍然任重而道远。当前，我国防盲治盲工作的首要问题仍然是解决白内障导致的盲和重度视力损伤，同时应组织力量开展视网膜疾病防治的研究。

The outcomes from China Nine-Province Survey shows that the prevention of blindness in China have got some achievements, however, the status of blindness and moderate and severe visual impairment is still serious. The prevalence of blindness and moderate and severe visual impairment in some remote areas is higher than the national average level. The major cause of blindness and visual impairment is cataract, however, retinal diseases are found to be the second major cause, which reflects both characteristics of blindness in the developed and developing countries. The prevalence of blindness and moderate and severe visual impairment are 1.93% and 5.31% respectively, however, the cataract surgery coverage rate is only 35.7%. These figures shows that prevention of blindness is still an arduous task and embark on a long road in China. The priority for prevention of blindness should be cataract-related blindness and visual impairment at present. Meanwhile, we should begin to conduct the prevention of the retinal diseases.