• Department of Ophthalmology, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, Sichuan 614000, P. R. China;
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Objective To investigate and analyze the ophthalmic resource distribution and service ability of Leshan City, and provide scientific basis for development of ophthalmology and prevention of blindness. Methods We statistically analyzed all departments of ophthalmology in 17 general hospitals of Leshan, including numbers of beds, numbers of health technicians, professional title structure, ophthalmic instruments, levels of operation and service ability in 2012. Results There were 186 ophthalmic beds, 84 ophthalmologists, 6 technicians, 64 nurses, 16 professors, 28 doctors with medium-level title, and 40 residents in the 17 general hospitals of Leshan. There were 184 300 out-patients and 9 920 in-patients with 12 320 operations including 6 211 cataract operations in the year of 2012. Conclusion The ophthalmic resources and service ability are not equally distributed in Leshan. Most resources are distributed in big hospitals of the urban district. Meanwhile, hospitals in remote areas do not have ophthalmologists or ophthalmologic instruments. We should develop our service ability and work efficiency by continuous learning in order to improve the three-level primary blindness prevention system.

Citation: HANYu, TANGJing, PUYi-min, LEYuan. Investigation on Ophthalmic Resource and Service Ability of Leshan. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(3): 555-557. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150160 Copy

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