A "development aid" approach to Third World surgical blindness.
Establishing local production of intraocular lenses (IOLs) and sutures should be as much a part of surgical blindness prevention assistance to Third World countries as teaching extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation, because it would increase financial independence and encourage economic growth.
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University of New South Wales/Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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D001766:Blindness / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000191:economics; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics; D007391:International Cooperation; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000191:economics*; D013537:Sutures / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014146:Training Support