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retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and uncorrected refractive errors, all of which can be prevented or treated if detected early.
What are the key challenges in addressing eye health in Africa and how can they be mitigated to prevent a national eye health crisis? Supporting training of more eye health professionals, or indeed upskilling and continuing professional development for those already in such roles, will provide easier access and hopefully a better geographical spread of eye health workers across urban and rural areas.
Almost everyone will experience impaired vision or an eye condition during their lifetime and require eye care services. These are all challenging issues, but ones that can be mitigated through increased funding, collaboration, and sustained focus on these areas. Eye health is so ingrained in most aspects of life, from wider health to education, livelihoods, and independence, that investment in it makes sense. It will have a much wider ripple effect than just improving eye health.
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