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 Data from prevalence surveys conducted by the Pan American Health Organization in nine (9) countries revealed that the marginal and poor populations are who have a higher prevalence of blindness and visual disability. The burden of visual impairment in Latin America and the Caribbean is not distributed uniformly; in many countries it is estimated that for every 1 million population 5,000 are blind, and 20,000 are visually impaired, at least two thirds are attributable to treatable conditions such as cataract, refractive errors, diabetic retinopathy, childhood blindness, glaucoma, onchocerciasis and trachoma.
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El documento Formato de Plan Nacional es una guía para la formulación de los planes nacionales de la Región de la Américas. El plan aborda las prioridades para controlar las enfermedades que causan deficiencia visual y ceguera, haciendo para cada una, un análisis de la magnitud del problema y barreras, objetivos y estrategias a ejecutar que deberán integrarse a las diferentes intervenciones por grupos de edad y a través de los sistemas nacionales de salud. [Decargar documento Guías del Programa de Salud Ocular (159 kB)] (Marzo 2010)
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