2023年8月10日 · Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness at a …

WHOeyes is a free, population-facing mobile software application (an app): provides educational messages on how the individuals can protect their eyes. The principle of WHOeyes is based on how an eye care professional would assess visual acuity using a …

2024年7月15日 · Eye conditions that can be targeted effectively with preventive strategies include congenital and acquired eye conditions, myopia, ocular trauma, and ocular infections and inflammations.

2023年11月15日 · WHOeyes is a free, population-facing mobile software application (an app): provides educational messages on how the individuals can protect their eyes. The principle of WHOeyes is based on how an eye care professional would assess visual acuity using a conventional chart in a clinical setting.

centred eye care, embedded in health systems and based on strong primary health care, the care model of choice and scale it up widely. People who need eye care must be able to receive high-quality

The WHO Eye Care Competency Framework (ECCF) is a tool for workforce planning and development, conveying the expected or aspired performance of the eye care workforce from community to tertiary levels of care. To apply the tool appropriately, first it must be adapted to be suitable to the context.

Marking the occasion, the World Health Organization Vision and Eye Care Programme has launched WHOeyes, a free app aimed at assessing both near and distance visual acuity. WHOeyes also serves as an education resource delivering valuable insights on eye protection.

Eye care in health systems: Guide for action WHO Tools to support implementation of the Guide Carry out an eye care situation analysis using the Eye care situation analysis tool (ECSAT) Disseminate and communicate ˙ˆˇ ECSAT findings Develop the eye care strategic plan Endorse and launch the eye care strategic plan

2024年1月30日 · The Guide outlines strategies and approaches proposed by WHO that provide practical, step-by-step support to Member States in the planning and implementation of integrated people-centred eye care (IPEC).

To address many of the challenges faced in the field of eye care – including inequities in access and lack of integration within the health system – eye care needs to be an integral part of universal health coverage (UHC): all