Rushood Adel A
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicines, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2011 Apr;18(2):129-35. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.80701.
To evaluate the outcomes of 16 years of eye campaigns in 38 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
A descriptive, retrospective study using the Al-Basar International Foundation (BIF) records. BIF is a non-governmental, non-religious philanthropic organization working in the field of the prevention of blindness since 1989. Having its base in Saudi Arabia and working mainly in Asia and Africa. Study variables included the causes of diminished vision, outcomes of eye surgeries, number of camps, patients assessed, surgeries performed, intraocular lenses (IOLs) implanted, spectacles distributed, general outcomes of campaigns, and other variables.
Between the periods of November 1989 and June 2006, BIF conducted 620 eye camps. These camps were conducted by ophthalmologists with expertise of working in eye camps with limited resources and harsh environmental conditions. Over two million people were examined and/or treated, and 186, 765 surgeries were performed. Nearly 100,000 IOLs were implanted and more than 140,000 spectacles were prescribed and distributed. The majority of these activities (74%) took place in Asia and the Middle East. The best corrected visual acuity achieved (BCVA) was ranked good (6/6 -6/18) in 59% of patients and borderline (BCVA 6/18 - 6/60) in 35% and poor (BCVA <6/60) in less than 6% of patients based on World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.
Quality assured eye campaigns held by BIF helped the most needy countries and people. Intensive volunteer cataract programs and surgeries such as those provided by the BIF add significant support to the efforts of the WHO and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness in fighting blindness.
评估在非洲、亚洲和中东38个国家开展的为期16年的眼部活动成果
采用Al-Basar国际基金会（BIF）记录进行描述性回顾性研究。BIF是一个非政府、非宗教的慈善组织，自1989年以来一直致力于预防失明领域。其总部位于沙特阿拉伯，主要在亚洲和非洲开展工作。研究变量包括视力下降的原因、眼科手术结果、活动营地数量、评估的患者数量、进行的手术、植入的人工晶状体（IOL）、分发的眼镜、活动的总体结果以及其他变量。
在1989年11月至2006年6月期间，BIF举办了620次眼部活动营地。这些营地由在资源有限和环境恶劣条件下开展眼部活动营地工作的眼科医生进行。超过200万人接受了检查和/或治疗，进行了186,765例手术。植入了近100,000个人工晶状体，开具并分发了超过140,000副眼镜。这些活动的大部分（74%）发生在亚洲和中东。根据世界卫生组织（WHO）标准，59%的患者最佳矫正视力（BCVA）达到良好（6/6 - 6/18），35%为临界（BCVA 6/18 - 6/60），不到6%的患者为差（BCVA <6/60）。
BIF举办的质量有保障的眼部活动帮助了最贫困的国家和人民。BIF提供的密集志愿者白内障项目和手术等为世界卫生组织和国际预防失明机构抗击失明的努力提供了重要支持。
