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要約 背景:民間組織(NGO)であるアジア眼科医療協力会(AOCA)は1971年から発展途上国で日本人によるアイキャンプ活動を行っている。目的:ネパールの山岳地帯とインド僻地で行われたアイキャンプ活動の比較。対象と方法:ネパールのボジュプールに眼科医6名を含む12名が2007年に,インドのダラムサラに眼科医4名を含む8名が2008年に派遣された。ボジュプールでは学校を仮設診療所として外来診療,眼鏡処方,白内障手術を行った。ダラムサラでは結核病棟のみの小病院で外来診療と白内障手術を行った。結果:ボジュプールでは778名の診察,200例の眼鏡処方,61眼の手術を行った。ダラムサラでは約400名の診察と77眼の手術を行った。いずれの地でも限られた医療資源で,適切な眼内レンズを使った白内障手術が実施された。結論:AOCAによるアイキャンプ活動は,人的支援の観点から有意義である。
Abstract. Background:Eye camp activities have been conducted since 1971 by the Association for Ophthalmic Cooperation in Asia(AOCA)which is a non-governmental organization(NGO). Purpose:To report and compare the eye camp activities in Nepal and India. Activities:Twelve volunteers,including 6 ophthalmologists,were sent to Bhojpur in Nepal in 2007. They saw patients,prescribed eyeglasses,and performed cataract surgeries in a local school that served as makeshift eye clinic. Eight volunteers,including 4 ophthalmologists,were sent to Dharamsala in India in 2008. They saw patients and performed cataract surgeries in a small hospital that had only one ward for tuberculosis. Results:In Bhojpur,778 patients were seen,200 prescriptions were issued for eyeglasses,and 61 cataract surgeries were performed. In Dharamsala,about 400 patients were seen and 77 cataract surgeries were performed. In both locations,cataract surgery was performed using limited medical resources. Conclusion:Eye camp activities sponsored by AOCA was meaningful from humanitarian point of view.
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