Comparative study on preventing avoidable XXXX in China and in Nepal.

@entity1939 @entity1 @entity231
BACKGROUND: "Vision 2020" was initiated in 1999 and many relevant activities are ongoing, but little information is available on what it has achieved and what constraints it faces. It is not yet clear if funding is the most important constraint. Nepal is one of the underdeveloped countries, but an advanced country in preventing avoidable @entity1939 . The aim of this study was to compare the situation in China and in Nepal in prevention of avoidable @entity1939 . METHODS: Data from literature review and a field visit were combined. All statistical analyses were carried out with SPSS Version 11.5. The chi-square test was used for comparisons involving categorical variables. RESULTS: The @entity1939 rate is higher in Nepal than that in China (P < 0.05). The average number of @entity231 operations performed by one ophthalmologist is much lower in China than in Nepal. The @entity231 surgical rate (CSR) is much lower in China than in Nepal (P < 0.001). High cost of the surgery and inadequate qualifications of @entity1 resources were found in China. @entity231 surgical outcome in China compared well with international standards. CONCLUSIONS: Progress towards the "Vision 2020" target in China is much slower than that in Nepal. Further attention to address this issue is urgently needed.
