Public Health Ophthalmology: Papers Presented At The Conference On The Prevention Of Impaired Vision And Blindness, Paris, France, May, 1974 (documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series) (volume 5)

Each year the improvements in communication and transportation, the growing awarness that the resources of this earth are finite, the realization that the population explosion in any part of the world is a concern of all, and the increased economic interdependence of all countries, have increased importance of internationalism as opposed to nationalism. One of the first segments of our society to ignore political and geographic boundaries was that of medicine, particularly in the field of communicable diseases. Valient efforts have been made by some individuals at great personal sacrifice and by individual societies or organizations to prevent and cure blindness and to rehabilitate those who have lost their sight. Only recently, however, have such efforts been consolidated into a major international force. In 1969 the 22nd World Health Assembly of WHO adapted a resolution requesting the Director-General to undertake a study on the information which is at pre­ sent available on the extent and/or causes of preventable and curable blind­ ness. In 1972 a working group was convened by the World Health Organiza­ tion in Geneva to outline an attack on the prevention of blindness. At the Paris meeting of the International Congress of Ophthalmology in July of 1974, Mr. JOHN WILSON, who for many years had been one of the leaders in the prevention and cure of blindness on an international basis through his organization of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, was elected President of the International Association for Prevention of Blindness. Front Matter....Pages I-X Mobilization of Public Opinion in Public Health Ophthalmology....Pages 1-3 Blindness in Indonesia....Pages 5-7 Blindness in Rural Indian Children....Pages 9-11 Prevention of Blindness through Mobile Surgery in Rural and Urban Areas in Pakistan....Pages 13-14 Causes, Diagnosis and Prevention of Blindness in the North East Delta Region of the Arab Republic of Egypt....Pages 15-18 Registration of Blindness in Singapore 1950–1972....Pages 19-21 The Early Detection of Glaucoma....Pages 23-24 Glaucoma Blindness Rate in Bulgaria....Pages 25-26 Prevention of Hereditary Eye Disease....Pages 27-33 Metabolic Eye Disease Diagnosable by Amniocentesis....Pages 35-42 Homocystinuria....Pages 43-60 Katamnestic Examinations and Genetic Investigations on Marriages, Children and Social Status of 196 Blind Former Pupils of a School for the Blind....Pages 61-72 Incidence of Impaired Vision due to Refractive Errors among College Students of Calcutta....Pages 73-74 Classification of Xerophthalmia....Pages 75-75 Hypovitaminosis a from Intestinal Infestations....Pages 77-78 Prophylactic Use of Vitamin A in Nutritional Eye Disease....Pages 79-79 Nutrition Rehabilitation Center, Departments of Ophthalmology & Paediatrics, Government Erskine Hospital, Madurai, S. India....Pages 81-84 Ocular Trauma in Japan....Pages 85-88 Prevention of Ocular Injuries....Pages 89-94 Prevention of Ocular Trauma by Legislation....Pages 95-97 Ocular Onchocerciasis: ‘At Risk’ Patients and their Treatment....Pages 99-105 Problems in the Treatment of Onchocerciasis....Pages 107-108 Immunological Conceptions of the Treatment and Prevention of Onchocerciasis....Pages 109-116 Pathogenesis of Central Retinal Vein Occlusion....Pages 117-123 The Pathogenesis of Retinal Branch Vein Occlusion....Pages 125-130 Review of Medical Conditions Associated with Central Retinal Vein Occlusion....Pages 131-136 Cerebral Stroke, Pathogenesis and Preventive Therapy....Pages 137-141 Clinical Aspects of Retinal Vein Occlusion of Significance for the Understanding of its Pathogenesis, Therapy or Prevention....Pages 143-147 Clinical Aspects of Retinal Vein Occlusion Significant for the Understanding of its Pathogenesis and Preventive Therapy....Pages 149-151 Clinical Aspects of Retinal Branch Vein Occlusion Significant for the Understanding of its Pathogenesis and Preventive Therapy....Pages 153-160 Clinical and Epidemiological Association of Retinal Vein Occlusion and Cerebral Stroke....Pages 161-162 Treatment of Venous Stasis Retinopathy a Preliminary Report....Pages 163-176 Home Eye Test....Pages 177-180 The Eyes in Multiphasic Health Testing....Pages 181-186 Mass Screening of Ocular Tension Based on Computer Analysis of Normal Eyes....Pages 187-194 Optical Tele-Camera....Pages 195-196 Educational Implications of Manpower Planning in Public Health Ophthalmology....Pages 197-200 Preventive Ophthalmology: A Unit within a Medical School....Pages 201-204 Symposium held at Nijmegen, The Netherlands, October 16-18, 1975