Global Blindness

Planning and Managing Eye Care Services

Dr Daksha Patel, Dr Daksha Patel ( Lead Educator), ABDULLAHI IDRIS, Romulo Fabunan, Karen Sparrow, Christine Cé, Jelena Djordjevic, Josie Gallo, Sucheta Kulkarni, Claire Studley Scott (MENTOR), Dr. Priya Morjaria (Lead Educator), Jason Penniecook, Dr Himal Kandel (Mentor), Baixiang Xiao (Mentor), and Min Wu

Topics Covered

Epidemiological data on the causes and prevalence of blindness and visual impairment
VISION 2020: The Right to Sight
The Global Action Plan 2014-2019
Key public health strategies for cataract and refractive error
Health systems strengthening
The essentials of the planning process for eye care programmes
The principles of monitoring and evaluation
Eye health providers who lead or manage the service provision of an eye unit or eye care team
All clinical eye care providers who work in isolated and remote settings
Eye care providers with an interest in public health approaches
Any health providers and managers with an interest in resource limited eye care services
Non-governmental staff involved in developing eye care projects in low- and middle-income countries
Charity organisations and philanthropists involved in supporting eye care service provision
Ophthalmic residents and nurses in training programmes with an interest in low- and middle-income health services
Trainers in academic institutions with an interest in developing training in public health approaches for eye care service provision for their local setting.

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Solid overview of blindness

This course offers an insightful and well-structured overview of blindness, eye care services, and relevant public health strategies. It is particularly beneficial for healthcare providers, health managers, and NGO staff with experience in eye care.

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