Sadun A A, Martone J F
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Int Ophthalmol. 1994;18(6):373-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00930318.
We made two trips to Cuba, as part of an invited international delegation, to investigate an epidemic of optic neuropathy-induced blindness. We worked closely with Cuban scientists and clinicians in their efforts to understand and then deal with 50,000 cases of blindness and an entire population at risk. This gave an unparalleled opportunity to understand the Cuban system of ophthalmologic health care and, in particular, to appreciate the responses of the scientific and health care communities to this crisis. Several features of the very different Cuban medical and scientific infrastructure were both problematic and advantageous as they affected the Cuban efforts to understand, contain and treat this remarkable epidemic.
作为受邀国际代表团的一员，我们两次前往古巴，调查由视神经病变导致失明的疫情。我们与古巴科学家和临床医生密切合作，共同努力了解并应对5万例失明病例以及全体高危人群。这为我们提供了一个无与伦比的机会，去了解古巴的眼科医疗体系，尤其是去认识科学界和医疗界对这场危机的应对措施。古巴截然不同的医学和科研基础设施的几个特点，在影响古巴了解、控制和治疗这场严重疫情的努力方面，既有问题也有优势。
