Research of the Exploitation of Human Resources in Blind Prevention and Primary Eye Care

Purpose:This research studied how to establish a relatively advanced blindness prevention and eye care cause in economically underdeveloped countryside.Methods:Ophthalmic vocational schools and professional lectures were held to train“practical type”primary eye care workers for the coumtryside.Further study in high-level(above provincial)hospitals was taken to train blindness preention &eye care backbones and leaders.Results:In 1986,the ratio of the number of the eye care workers of all levels to the number of the whole population in the prefecture was1:26000.In1992,it roseto1:17000.Aneye care network of 222stations had been established in tb countryside.Ten in the 13county hospitals had a seperated ophthalmology ed- partment,in which 3were awarded“National advanced blindness prevention County”.Twenty one hospitals were appointed as the Unit of Surgical Vision-Rehabilitation of Cataract.Blindness prevention and eye care convered1000000population(eye care avaliable within 5kilometers),23.5%of the whol popula-tion.Conclusions:In a demographically large but economically underdexeloped country-side area,the key to wide-range blindness prevention and eye oare is to exploti human resources effectively.We should train“Practical type”primary eye care workers,and have a number of edpartment leaders who are authoritive,influential in this field and ready to sacrifice to this cause.

Purpose: This research studied how to establish a relatively advanced blindness prevention and eye care cause in economically underdeveloped countryside. Methods:Ophthalmic vocational schools and professional lectures were held to train'practical type' primary eye care workers for the countryside. Further study in high-level (above provincial) hospitals was taken to train blindness prevention & eye care backbones and leaders.Results: In 1986,the ratio of the number of the eye care workers of all levels to the number of the whole population in the prefecture was 1: 26 000. In 1992,it rose to 1 :17 000. An eye care network of 222 stations had been established in t' countryside. Ten in the 13 county hospitals had a seperated ophthalmology de partment, in which 3 were awarded' National advanced blindness prevention County'. Twenty one hospitals were appointed as the Unit of Surgical Vision-Rehabilitation of Cataract. Blindness prevention and eye care covered 1 000 000 population (eye care available with kilometers) ,23. 5% of the whole population.Conclusions :In a demographically large but economically underdeveloped countryside area, the key to wide-range blindness prevention and eye oare is to exploit human resources effectively. We should train 'Practical type' primary eye care workers,and have a number of department leaders who are authoritive,influential in this field and ready to sacrifice to this cause. Eye Science 1995; 11:1-4.