Corneal
Blindness
Watanee
T. Jenchitr, M.D.
Department of
Ophthalmology, Lampang Hospital
ABSTRACT The
Thai prevention of blindness programme was set up 1978. In 1987 the second
survey of eye disease and blindness revealed that corneal blindness was 4.6%
and increased to 8.25% if trachoma was included. Infection, malnutrition
and trauma are common causes.
The Ministry of Public
Health has the prevention plan of corneal blindness by putting eye care programme
in the sixth national health development plan which become part of the non-communicable
disease control, promoting primary level health education by integrating primary
eye care into primary health care programme and training of community health
worker. Identification and refer were instructed. Infrastructdure of manpower
and equipment were developed. Strengthening eye care at intermediary (provincial)
level was done. Eye banks were tried to set up in every region of Thailand
with close cooperation from the Thai Red Cross Eye Bank.
Thai J Ophthalmol 1990; July - Dec 4 (2):
155-161 |