Eye care in South Asia, 1988–2018: developments, achievements and future challenges

Abstract

Despite South Asia’s many challenges, including a rapid increase in non-communicable eye diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity, the many and varied successes of the last thirty years are a cause for celebration.

Keywords

• blindness
• eye care programmes
• eye health
• prevention of blindness
• service delivery
• south-Asia
• visual impairment