Textbook of Community Ophthalmology

ISBN-13: 9781032271590 / Twarda / 2023 / 166 str.

Opis

The book presents a comprehensive treatise on community ophthalmology principles and practices for developing countries. It is replete with chapters on basic epidemiology, health economics, basic statistics and lays the foundation of the global eye health-care programs with skills for community-based epidemiological projects in eye care.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Concepts of Community Ophthalmology (Public Health Eye Care)

Chapter 2 Basic Epidemiology, Statistics and Research methodology

Chapter 3 Epidemiological principles applied to eye diseases- Blindness and Visual Impairment

Chapter 4 Epidemiological Research and Surveys in eye care

Chapter 5 National Program for control of blindness and visual impairment

Chapter 6 VISION 2020: The Right to Sight
A global initiative to effectively address blindness and visual impairment

Chapter 7 Primary eye care and practices

Chapter 8 Health Promotion in Eye Care

Chapter 9 Ophthalmic Human Resources in the Country

Chapter 10 Introduction to Health Economics

Chapter 11 Low Vision and Rehabilitation

Chapter 12 Management of Low Vision

Chapter 13 Teleophthalmology in eye care practices

O autorze

Dr Praveen Vashist is the Head of Community Ophthalmology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

Dr Noopur Gupta, MS (Gold Medal; Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India), DNB, MNAMS, PhD (Community Ophthalmology, AIIMS), is an eminent member of the Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Services at Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Dr.Suraj Singh Senjam is a Professor currently working in Community Ophthalmology section at Dr. R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

Dr. Vivek Gupta is a graduate of University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and MD (Community Medicine), from AIIMS, New Delhi in 2005. Since 2015, he is engaged as a faculty of Community Ophthalmology at Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences.