Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services

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Course overview

Provider
Futurelearn
Course type
Free trial availiable
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
6 hours
Course author
Dr Daksha Patel ( Lead Educator)

Description

Understand global blindness and how to plan effective eye care with this online course for health professionals.
Find out how to plan and manage eye care, to avoid blindness

Around the world, 285 million people are blind or visually impaired. 75% of this is avoidable and 90% is in low- and middle-income countries. In this online course we highlight the key facts about avoidable blindness and global initiatives to address it.

Translations

Content on this course is also provided in Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese:

  • 中文:课程信息 PDF
  • Español: Información del curso PDF
  • Português: Informação do curso PDF

A separate French course is available: La Cécité dans le Monde: Planifier et Gérer les Services de Soins Oculaires

Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services
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