BP Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT & Rehabilitaion Services, Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Nepal Eye Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct 27;20(1):986. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05850-x.
Retinal diseases are very difficult to treat. So, early diagnoses and preventions are very important. But, few eye doctors can treat patients with retinal diseases in Nepal. Retina Eye Care of Nepal (RECON) project was designed to strengthen retina eye care services in Nepal.
RECON was implemented from May 2016 to February 2019 in Nepal. Four Master Eye Doctors (MED) received Training of Trainers (TOT) from Tokushima University, Japan. MEDs developed training materials for different cadres of ophthalmic human resources, enhanced retina eye care facilities, and conducted retina-screening camp in Nepal.
Twenty ophthalmologists, 16 optometrists, 48 ophthalmic assistants and 17 ophthalmic nurses, 76 physicians and 28 health workers were trained in retina care. Eight outreach retina camps were conducted.
The project was a novel approach to strengthen retina services in Nepal. The aim of the project was accomplished with the ultimate benefits to the needy retina patients who otherwise were going to miss the retina services.
视网膜疾病很难治疗。因此，早期诊断和预防非常重要。但是，尼泊尔能够治疗视网膜疾病患者的眼科医生寥寥无几。尼泊尔视网膜眼保健项目（RECON）旨在加强尼泊尔的视网膜眼保健服务。
RECON 于 2016 年 5 月至 2019 年 2 月在尼泊尔实施。四名眼科主任医生（MED）接受了日本德岛大学的培训师培训（TOT）。MED 为不同层次的眼科人力资源编写了培训材料，增强了视网膜眼保健设施，并在尼泊尔开展了视网膜筛查活动。
共有 20 名眼科医生、16 名验光师、48 名眼科助理和 17 名眼科护士、76 名医生和 28 名卫生工作者接受了视网膜护理培训。开展了 8 次外展视网膜筛查活动。
该项目是加强尼泊尔视网膜服务的一种新方法。该项目的目标是为那些否则将错过视网膜服务的有需要的视网膜患者提供最终的受益。
