REFRACTIVE ERRORS

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REFRACTIVE ERRORS IAPB Perspective
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Prevention of Blindness Challenges

• Ongoing Challenges
• Cataract
• Trachoma
• Onchocerciasis
• Childhood blindness

• New Challenges
• Refractive Errors
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Glaucoma
• Low Vision services

Need to develop new public health approaches
(operational research)
ULTIMATE GOAL High Quality, Equitable and
Comprehensive Eye Care Services
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Visual Impairment due to Refractive Errors 153
million
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Global Burden
2002 Report 161 mil. Ref. Errors 153
mil. Total 314 mil. Presbyopia 150 mil. ?
Global Burden of Visual Impairment about 500
mil. ?
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Refractive Errors
25 myopic (1.6 billion) 24 presbyopic (1.5
billion) 11 other (significant hyperopia,
astigmatism, etc) 60 of the Worlds
population 3.8 billion people
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THE SOLUTION
Trained Eye Care Personnel
Affordable Glasses

People Who Can See
Eritrea
Australia
East Timor
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IAPB
An Umbrella Organization

• INGOs
• Professionals
• Institutions
• Corporate Sector

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Groups A and B Members
Professional Societies
Foundations
Corporations
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Advocacy Resource Mobilization Programs
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• ADVOCACY
• Resource Mobilization
• Programs

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• Professionals
• Policy Makers
• Public

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• Magnitude
• Delivery Models
• HR
• Spectacle Supply

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• Ophthalmology Optometry
• Training Institutions
• Governments
• Foundations Philanthropists
• Media

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• ADVOCACY
• RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
• Programs

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• Optometry Giving Sight
• Seeing is Believing
• Eye Fund

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A fantastic expression of Optometry's concern for
the Visually Impaired
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Visual Impairment due to REFRACTIVE ERRORS
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1.0 Million to ICEE
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EYE FUND
Low Interest Loan Fund from Deutsche Bank
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• ADVOCACY
• RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
• PROGRAMS

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Replication of INNOVATIVE MODELS
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• Service Delivery
• Training
• Research

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LVP Infrastructure Model
COE
TC
SC
Vision Centre - Community Care Concept
VC
COMMUNITY
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Need based training programs
VISION TECHNICIANS
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University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Researchers
Vision Care Delivery
Aston University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Sydney
Queensland University of Technology
National Eye Institute
CSIRO Molecular Sciences
World Council of Optometry
OVRF
University of California Jules Stein Eye Institute
Centre for Eye Research
Australia, University of
Melbourne
University of New South Wales,
CCLRU and School of Optometry and Vision
Science
IAPB
University of Waterloo
WHO
Anglia Polytechnic University
VisionCare NSW
University of Houston
V2020 Australia
Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhongshan Ophthalmic
Centre
V2020 International
International Centre for Eyecare
Education
Institute for Eye Research
Victorian State Government
Aboriginal Health Medical Research Council
CibaVision
LV Prasad Eye Institute
IACLE
Essilor International
OTEN
Ellex Medical
OPSM
ProVision
Coopervision Hydron Biocompatibles
Johnson Johnson
Bausch Lomb
I-Optics
International Industry
Education
Medical Industry Association of Australia
Allergan
OAA
OSI
RANZCO
Australian SMEs
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THE SOLUTION
Trained Eye Care Personnel
Affordable Glasses

People Who Can See
Eritrea
Australia
East Timor
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• ICEE
• WCO
• Others

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