Public Health Ophthalmology: Papers Presented at the Conference on the Prevention of Impaired Vision and Blindness, Paris, France, May, 1974

ISBN-13: 9789061931454 / Angielski / Miękka / 1975 / 214 str.

W. J. Holmes; William John Holmes

Opis

Each year the improvements in communication and transportation, the growing awarness that the resources of this earth are finite, the realization that the population explosion in any part of the world is a concern of all, and the increased economic interdependence of all countries, have increased importance of internationalism as opposed to nationalism. One of the first segments of our society to ignore political and geographic boundaries was that of medicine, particularly in the field of communicable diseases. Valient efforts have been made by some individuals at great personal sacrifice and by individual societies or organizations to prevent and cure blindness and to rehabilitate those who have lost their sight. Only recently, however, have such efforts been consolidated into a major international force. In 1969 the 22nd World Health Assembly of WHO adapted a resolution requesting the Director-General to undertake a study on the information which is at pre- sent available on the extent and/or causes of preventable and curable blind- ness. In 1972 a working group was convened by the World Health Organiza- tion in Geneva to outline an attack on the prevention of blindness. At the Paris meeting of the International Congress of Ophthalmology in July of 1974, Mr. JOHN WILSON, who for many years had been one of the leaders in the prevention and cure of blindness on an international basis through his organization of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, was elected President of the International Association for Prevention of Blindness.

Spis treści

Hayward’s Heath, Sussex, England: Mobilization of public opinion in public health ophthalmology.- Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Blindness in Indonesia.- Allahabad, U. P. India: Blindness in rural Indian children.- Karachi, Pakistan: Prevention of blindness through mobile surgery in rural and urban areas in Pakistan.- Mansoura, Egypt: Causes, diagnosis and prevention of blindness in the north-east delta region of the Arab Republic of Egypt.- Singapore: Registration of blindness in Singapore 1950–1972.- Goteborg, Sweden: The early detection of glaucoma.- Sofia, Bulgaria: Glaucoma blindness rate in Bulgaria.- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Prevention of hereditary eye disease.- Jerusalem, Israël: Metabolic eye disease diagnosable by amniocentesis.- Ghent, Belgium: Homocystinuria.- Heidelberg, W. Germany: Katamnestic examinations and genetic investigations of marriages, children and social status of 196 blind former pupils of a school for the blind.- Calcutta, India: Incidence of impaired vision due to refractive errors among college students of Calcutta.- Bandung, Indonesia: Classification of xerophthalmia.- Calcutta, India: Hypovitaminosis A from intestinal infestations.- Hyderabad, India: Prophylactic use of vitamin A in nutritional eye disease.- Madurai, India: Nutrition rehabilitation center.- Tokyo & Kawasaki, Japan: Ocular trauma in Japan.- Hamilton, New Zealand: Prevention of ocular injuries.- Singapore: Prevention of ocular trauma by legislation.- Kumba, S. W. Province, United Cameroon Republic: Ocular onchocerciasis: ‘At risk’ patients and their treatment.- Khartoum, Sudan: Problems in the treatment of onchocerciasis.- Lyon, France: Immunological conceptions of the treatment and prevention of onchocerciasis.- Iowa City, Iowa: Pathogenesis of central retinal vein occlusion.- Jerusalem, Israel: The pathogenesis of retinal branch vein occlusion.- London, England: Review of medical conditions associated with central retinal vein occlusion.- Köln-Merheim, W. Germany: Cerebral stroke, pathogenesis and preventive therapy.- Jerusalem, Israel: Clinical aspects of retinal vein occlusion of significance for the understanding of its pathogenesis, therapy or prevention.- Birmingham, England: Clinical aspects of retinal vein occlusion significant for the understanding of its pathogenesis and preventive therapy.- London, England: Clinical aspects of retinal branch vein occlusion significant for the understanding of its pathogenesis and preventive therapy.- Jerusalem, Israel: Clinical and epidemiological association of retinal vein occlusion and cerebral stroke.- Iowa City, Iowa: Treatment of venous stasis retinopathy — A preliminary report.- New York, U.S.A.: Home eye test.- Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.: The eyes in multiphasic health testing.- Nagoya, Japan: Mass screening of ocular tension based on computer analysis of normal eyes.- Lausanne, Switzerland: Optical tele-camera.- Copenhagen, Denmark: Educational implications of manpower planning in public health ophthalmology.- Jerusalem, Israel: Preventive Ophthalmology: A unit within a medical school.