Social determinants in ocular diseases

Reza Gharebaghi | Fatemeh Heidary | roghayeh Heidary | Mohammadreza Vaezmahdavi

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URL :   http://research.shahed.ac.ir/WSR/WebPages/Report/PaperView.aspx?PaperID=137476
Date :  2020/03/08
Publish in :    Clinical Optometry
DOI :  https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S15290
Link :  http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S15290
Keywords :_blindness, social determinants, ocular disease, eye care, VISION 2020

Abstract :

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Abstract: Data on the prevalence of blindness indicate that developing countries have a higher incidence of blindness. Additionally, some studies indicate that inequality of access to suitable eye care services may contribute to visual impairments. Social determinants of health are general circumstances shaped by a wider set of forces: economic, social, and political. We suggested, for the first time, close collaboration between international agencies at the global level in order to evaluate and monitor the role of social determinants in ocular diseases and to implement new strategies to overcome social factors that limit access to eye care services. This idea has been named ‘social determinants in ocular diseases’. These collaborations may present new insights into the effect of social determinants on visually impaired individuals during the period until the achievement of VISION 2020.