防盲治盲依然是我国眼科界面临的巨大挑战

近5年来,我国防盲治盲取得了重大进展.但是,我国盲和视力损伤的状况还没有从根本上得到改善.2006年第2次全国残疾人抽样调查结果表明,我国视力残疾的患病率为1.53%.以此推算,我国视力残疾的人数达2003.5万人.导致视力残疾的主要原因是白内障.我国根治白内障盲的进展缓慢,白内障手术率仍然相当低.如果不努力抓好防盲治盲工作,我国有可能不能实现"视觉2020"行动的目标.防盲治盲依然是我国眼科界面临的巨大挑战.目前,我国已经为进一步开展防盲治盲工作创造了一些有利的条件.我国已有大量开展防盲治盲的人力、财力资源;医疗卫生体制的改革有利于防盲治盲工作的开展;我国眼科事业的发展已经能够为防盲治盲提供足够的技术力量.在防盲治盲的实际中,我国眼科界还面临着探索建立持续、高效的防盲治盲机制的任务.最近我国实施的"百万贫困白内障患者复明工程"项目是我国防盲治盲工作中里程碑式的重大事件,必将加速推进我国的防盲治盲工作.

Prevention of blindness is stir the great challenge faced by Chinese ophthalmology

The prevention of blindness got the great progress recent five years. However, the situation of blindness and visual impairment didn't improve radically. According to the outcomes of Second National Survey of Disabled Persons in 2006, the prevalence of the visual disabled persons was 1.53%. The total number of visual disabled persons was 20. 035 millions. The leading cause of the visual disabled was cataract. The progress for eliminating cataract blindness is relatively slow. The cataract surgical rate is lower. If pay no more attention to the prevention of blindness, the goal of 'Vision 2020' may not be reached by 2020. Prevention of blindness is still a great challenge faced by Chinese ophthalmology. At present, some preparation have been made for the further activities of the prevention of blindness. The human and financial resources for the prevention of blindness are be developing. The reform of medical system in China is in favor to the activities of prevention of blindness in future. The development of the ophthalmic organizations can provide the enough professional personnel for the prevention of blindness. In the future activities of the prevention of blindness, the new mechanism is be facing to explore and construct for the persistent, efficient prevention of blindness. Recently, government launched the program 'Restore the vision for one million poor cataract blindness' is a momentous milestone affair in the prevention of blindness in China, which will promote the further activities for prevention of blindness.