Mobile eye services: Literature review with special reference to the experience of Al-Basar International Foundation

Rushood, Adel A.

doi:10.4103/1319-1683.68789

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“…A quality-assured mobile eye service is known to enhance eye care uptake across many economically less-privileged regions of the world. [ 16 , 17 ] Also, one could improve eye care services using advanced technology. [ 18 ] But these measures do not necessarily improve the health-seeking behavior of people.…”

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Mumbai metropolitan region eye care facility survey: Mumbai Eye Disease Study (MEDiS) report #1

Das

Moses

Gautam

et al. 2023

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose: To examine the eye care practice in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Methods: This study consisted of primary and secondary research conducted in five zones of MMR. The primary research included interviews with the patients, eye care providers, and key opinion leaders. The secondary research included analyzing data from the professional ophthalmology societies, public health domain, and health insurance providers. We divided people into three economic classes by annual income – low (1.8 m). We analyzed the collected data to estimate the eye care demand–supply, quality of eye care, health-seeking behavior, gap in eye care delivery, and eye care expenditure. Results: We examined 473 key eye care facilities and interviewed 513 people. The ophthalmologist density in MMR was 80/million, and it was the highest in North MMR. Most ophthalmologists visited several facilities. Cataract surgery and glaucoma care coverage were better than other specialties; it was poor for oncology and oculoplastic services. Annual eye examination practice was poor in the low- and middle-income groups than in the high-income group (48%–50% vs. 85%). Most people preferred visiting eye care facilities within 5 km of their residence. Out-of-pocket spending was between 60% and 83%. Lower-income group people preferred public facilities. Conclusion: MMR eye care needs further improvement in affordable and accessible eye care, health literacy, public health surveillance, research into the application of newer technologies to provide less-expensive home care for the elderly and minimize their hospital visits, and collection and analysis of big data to address city-specific eye health issues.

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Mumbai metropolitan region eye care facility survey: Mumbai Eye Disease Study (MEDiS) report #1

Das

Moses

Gautam

et al. 2023

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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“…Following from this, a further concept is to bring eye care specialists to patients; to reduce their need to attend hospitals and thus possible nosocomial infection. There is ample experience of mobile eye service in developing countries 24 providing care to those in remote locations and after natural disasters. 25 Furthermore such frameworks have been incorporated in developed countries 26 and may be expanded.…”

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Implementing the new normal in ophthalmology care beyond COVID-19

Chandra

Romano

Ting

et al. 2020

European Journal of Ophthalmology

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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the clinical landscape immeasurably. The need to physical distance requires rethinking how we deliver ophthalmic care. Within healthcare, we will need to focus our resources on the five T’s: Utilising technology, multidisciplinary clinical teams with wide professional talents need to work efficiently to reduce patient contact time. With regular testing, this will allow us to reduce the risk further. We also must acknowledge the explosion of different modalities to train our future ophthalmologists and the global challenges and advantages that these bring. Finally, we must not forget the psychological impact that this pandemic will have on ophthalmologists and ancillary staff, and need to have robust mechanisms for support.

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Designing a Mobile Eye Hospital to Support Health Systems in Resource-Scarce Environments

McMaster

Clare

2021

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Eye health is an integral part of well-being that may be at increased risk when health service delivery is affected by sudden-onset disasters, complex humanitarian events, or conflict in resource-scarce environments. This study proposes a design plan for a mobile eye hospital to support health systems between the initial emergency response and recovery of health infrastructure in resource-scarce environments of low- and middle-income countries. The facility benefits from high mobility and modularity, it can be assembled and operated by minimal personnel, and easily expanded as necessary. It has capacity to host high-volume ophthalmological services without the logistical complexity of large-scale emergency medical team responses or military operations. The design provides a medium-term service that can either operate from a fixed location or be redeployed in-country with ease. Mobile eye hospitals may provide a useful facility for local governments suffering damaged health systems, or as a way to complement current eye health provision. The design may also be used by charitable nongovernmental organizations during an initial emergency response, with the ability to quickly deploy to a target location and establish eye services.

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Mobile eye services: Literature review with special reference to the experience of Al-Basar International Foundation

Cited by 3 publications

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Mumbai metropolitan region eye care facility survey: Mumbai Eye Disease Study (MEDiS) report #1

Mumbai metropolitan region eye care facility survey: Mumbai Eye Disease Study (MEDiS) report #1

Implementing the new normal in ophthalmology care beyond COVID-19

Designing a Mobile Eye Hospital to Support Health Systems in Resource-Scarce Environments

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