Beijing Eye Public Health Care Project

Purpose The Beijing Eye Public Health Care Project was designed to screen all elderly subjects (age 55‐85 years) of the rural region of Greater Beijing. It was developed as preparatory step for a telemedicine based public health care system in ophthalmology in China. Methods Project participants wer...

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Published in:Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) England), 2011-09, Vol.89 (s248), p.0-0
Main Authors: JONAS, JB, XU, L, CUI, TT, YOU, QS, WANG, YX, YANG, H, LI, JJ, WEI, WB, LIANG, QF, WANG, S, YANG, XH, ZHANG, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acuity
Cataracts
Cornea
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy
Eye
Eye surgery
Geriatrics
Glaucoma
Health care
Public health
Retina
Retinopathy
Surgery
Telemedicine
Visual impairment
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Summary:Purpose The Beijing Eye Public Health Care Project was designed to screen all elderly subjects (age 55‐85 years) of the rural region of Greater Beijing. It was developed as preparatory step for a telemedicine based public health care system in ophthalmology in China. Methods Project participants were visited, interviewed and examined by 2500 trained barefoot doctors. If visual acuity was 80%. Besides cataract, retinal diseases including diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma were major causes for visual impairment.
ISSN:1755-375X
1755-3768
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.2126.x