创建防盲先进县推动浙江省防盲治盲工作

Creating the model county to promote the prevention of blindness in Zhejiang Province

目的 探讨创建防盲先进县的经验。方法 收集 1996～ 1998年浙江省 2 0个县 (市 )防盲治盲资料 ,以“全国防盲先进县标准”为依据对其进行汇总分析。结果 创建防盲先进县的有效方法是 :将防盲治盲工作列入政府工作的议事日程 ,争取有关部门的高度重视与积极配合 ;建立防盲指导组 ;健全三级防盲治盲网络 ;培训防盲技术人员 ,配备必要眼科设备。 2 0个县 (市 )中 ,经逐级检查验收 ,7个县 (市 )成为卫生部审批的全国防盲先进县 ,其中绍兴市成为全国防盲先进市。 13个县 (市 )虽未达标 ,但仍做了大量的防盲治盲工作 ,推动了全省防盲工作的开展。全省 1996～ 1998年白内障复明手术每年达 2万例 ,眼科医师的数量由 6 0 2人增加至 185 0人 ,裂隙灯与手术显微镜等眼科设备成倍增加。结论 创建全国防盲先进县是推动防盲治盲工作的有效措施。

Objective To develop a system of enhancing work efficiency in prevention of blindness in Zhejiang province by creating the Model County in prevention of blindness. Methods Twenty counties were selected in the whole Zhejiang province to serve as the candidates of the Model County in prevention of blindness in 1996-1998. The activities for prevention of blindness were conducted in these counties according to the five standards of the Model County in prevention of blindness established by the National Committee for Prevention of Blindness. The Model County in prevention of blindness was awarded only after checking and accepting by the authorities in county, provincial and national levels. Results The effective way for creating the Model County in prevention was as follows: the local government put the prevention of blindness in the list of the priorities, the local committee for prevention of blindness was established, the three level network for prevention of blindness was established, the eye care workers were trained, the necessary equipment was provided. After the efforts for three years, seven counties were awarded as the Model County in prevention of blindness. In addition, Shaoxing Prefecture city became Model City in prevention of blindness. A strong effort was made to promote the activities for prevention of blindness during 1996 to 1998 in the other thirteen counties. The number of eye doctors increased from 602 into 1 850. There were two folds increase in the number of equipment availability, for example, slit lamp and ophthalmic microscope. The annual number of cataract surgeries was about 20 000. Conclusion It appears to be a good approach to create the Model County to promote the prevention of blindness.