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In 2019, an estimated 2.2 billion people around the world were visually impaired [1], and in at least 1 billion people, the vision impairment could have been prevented or treated. Inadequate access to eye care contributes to a major part of the inequity and inequality in eye care services in most countries. System weaknesses across many countries, including high-income countries, have seen that trained and capacitated human resources contribute to this uneven distribution. While the integrated people-centered eye care (IPCEC) team approach is the foundation for rectifying this inequality, ophthalmologist-led referral networks have to meet the service needs of the population.
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Shamanna, B.R., Bansal, R., Honavar, S.G. (2021). Ophthalmology in South-East Asia: Practices and Priorities. In: Das, T., Nayar, P.D. (eds) South-East Asia Eye Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3787-2_17
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