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La prevalencia de la diabetes está aumentando debido a la mayor sobrevida y el cambio en el estilo de vida de la población, llegando incluso a más del 10% en algunos países. Después de 20 años, el 90% de los casos de diabetes tipo 1 y el 60% del tipo 2, tendrían alguna forma de retinopatía y de ellas, el 5% requerirá de tratamiento para evitar una ceguera irreversible.
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing due to longer survival and the change in the lifestyle of the population, surpassing more than 10% in some countries. After 20 years, 90% of cases of Type 1 diabetes and 60% of Type 2 have some form of retinopathy and of these, 5% will require treatment to prevent irreversible blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is the third leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world, but the first in people of working age (16-64 years) in developing countries, generating huge economic losses.
The IAPB School Eye Health Workgroup has released these guidelines to help deliver standardised comprehensive eye health services to more than 700 million children attending schools around the world.
The WHO Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH) offers a step-by-step guidance for conducting vision and eye screenings in community and primary care settings.
This key report sheds light on the often-overlooked supply-side barriers that prevent many in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from obtaining affordable, quality glasses.
This guidance aims to facilitate the monitoring of both eye and ear care services through presenting a set of core facility indicators along with considerations for analysis and use of routine health information
