Management of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a low-resource setting: treatment options when there is no vitreoretinal surgeon.

Emsley, Elizabeth, Steptoe, PJ ORCID: 0000-0002-7323-1681 and Cazabon, Sunildath (2018) Management of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a low-resource setting: treatment options when there is no vitreoretinal surgeon. BMJ case reports, 2018. bcr-2017-223389-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223389

Abstract

We discuss the case of a 49-year-old soldier with a macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Sierra Leone. The case highlights the challenge of accessing visually preserving ophthalmic specialist care in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for vitreoretinal (VR) disease. It highlights a shortage of VR surgeons in SSA, limited examination facilities, the larger issue of accessing specialist care urgently and the costs associated with accessing surgery out-of-country. It also identifies a shortage in epidemiological data on the issue which limits the assessment of the scale of the problem.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Retinal Detachment, Ophthalmology, Middle Aged, Health Services Accessibility, Sierra Leone, Male, Ophthalmologists, Workforce
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	23 Apr 2018 06:38
Last Modified:	31 Jan 2024 13:30
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2017-223389
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3020484