AN OPHTHALMIC SURVEY OF AFRICAN PATIENTS PRESENTING AT RURAL EYE CLINICS IN SOUTH-AFRICA

被引：7

作者：

HERSE, P

机构：

[1] Department of Optometry, University of Auckland, Auckland

来源：

OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE | 1991年 / 68卷 / 09期

关键词：

SOUTH-AFRICA; PRIMARY CARE OPTOMETRY; REFRACTION; OCULAR PATHOLOGY;

D O I：

10.1097/00006324-199109000-00011

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

The records of 10,254 people attending rural eye clinics in South Africa during 1984-85 were analyzed to determine the reasons for presentation. The main reasons for presentation were refractive error, conjunctivitis, and cataract. It is expected that population growth plus the increased vocational needs for the correction of refractive errors will result in an increased demand for optometric services in rural eye clinics. It is suggested that optometry has a major role to play in providing primary eye care services to the underserved populations of the South African homelands.

引用

页码：738 / 742

页数：5

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