Role of Communities to Prevent Corneal Blindness (TOOAJ)- Lupine Publishers

Role of Communities to Prevent Corneal Blindness by Tariq Masood in TOOAJ- Lupine Publishers 

The community needs to take appropriate actions itself, as well as actions by government and non-governmental organizations. Level-1 Prevention: Actions taken to prevent the onset of disease

b) Level-2 Prevention: Actions taken to prevent complications and the development of visual disability due to an existing disease. c) Level-3 Prevention: After the immediate resolution of the problem by surgery or other treatment, actions should be taken to reduce existing disability from disease complications right up to the point when some patient either seen by an eye care worker or admitted to hospital, the community should influence and trace out the ground reality or the actual reasons .An eye care worker must have little control over the following: a) The risk factors and immediate medical causes. b) The contributing and social factors.The community has the capacity to influence these factors, either through change in the behavior of individuals, or by bringing improvements at the community level. The eye care worker's role is very vital when they participating in programmes to reduce corneal blindness. Progressive and active campaign of community awareness will ultimately result to build up a role of active partner in the prevention of corneal blindness.

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