中华眼科学会主任委员赵家良教授近日在第四届中国(上海)国际眼科学术研讨会上呼吁,尽快在全国400多个县设立眼科,清除眼科服务盲点,提高白内障手术率,避免农村地区“因盲致贫”现象的产生。赵家良教授说,目前我国眼科发展很不平衡,大城市及发达地区的眼科设施及诊疗水平接近世界先进水平,而农村及不发达地区的眼科设施及诊疗水平相对落后和缺乏。据统计,目前全国共有23000名眼科专业医师,大多数集中在城市和发达地区,全国仍有400多个县没有眼科及眼科医师。尽管目前我国每年施行的白内障手术已达50万例,但手术率不仅远低于发达国家,也低于其他发展中国家,致使我国仍有大量白内障盲人。这在农村地区更是突出。 Professor Zhao Jialiang, chairman of the Chinese Academy of Ophthalmology, recently called at the 4th China (Shanghai) International Eye Symposium to set up ophthalmology as soon as possible in more than 400 counties in the country to eliminate blind spots in ophthalmology services and improve the cataract surgery rate so as to avoid “ Blind to poverty ”phenomenon. Professor Zhao Jialiang said that at present, the development of ophthalmology in China is not balanced. The ophthalmic facilities and diagnosis and treatment level in big cities and developed areas are close to the world advanced level, while the ophthalmological facilities and diagnosis and treatment in rural areas and underdeveloped areas are relatively backward and lacking. According to statistics, there are currently 23,000 ophthalmologists in the country, most of whom are concentrated in cities and developed areas. There are still more than 400 counties in the country without ophthalmologists and ophthalmologists. Although there are 500,000 cataract surgeries in our country each year, the operation rate is not only far lower than that in developed countries but also lower than other developing countries. As a result, there are still a large number of cataract blind people in our country. This is even more prominent in rural areas.