title: [Investigation of ophthalmic resources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore ophthalmic resources and existing problems in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and to provide reasonable developing configuration for the future.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was a population-based cross-section study. By using questionnaire to collect data from all eye units (national and private) which were registered in Xinjiang area. Investigation included: (1) ophthalmic medical unit of name, structure type, departments constitute; (2) the ophthalmic medical work; (3) the number of ophthalmology health technicians and distribution; (4) ophthalmic devices usage; (5) carry out the problems and difficulties encountered in ophthalmic work. Descriptive statistic method was used to analyze the structure of ophthalmic material, the availability of resource, the medical institution of different regions and types.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and thirty questionnaire were filled out and 110 questionnaire were recovery. There were 107 eye units, 1709 beds for ophthalmic, 1672 employees, including 525 doctors, the ratio of doctors and nurses was 1.0:1.3. And the ophthalmic resources mainly distributed in northern Tianshan, very few in the eastern area in Xinjiang; ophthalmic units were denser in general hospitals which were above the county level. There were 43 580 ophthalmic surgeries in all, the main eye operation carried out was cataract surgery, including 20 303 (counted 46.59%) cataract operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ophthalmic units distribution is unbalanced, which is short of ophthalmologists. It provides base for government to arrange ophthalmic resources reasonably, to enhance the research motivation and to cultivate more professors, and to increase the number of ophthalmic specialists in the general hospitals, and eventually to maximize the benefit of ophthalmic service in Xinjiang.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
authors.forename: Ailimu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maierdang
authors.forename: Yasen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maimaiti
authors.forename: Li-ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Abudureyimu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fulati
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sha
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Kadeer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gulibahaer
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ming-qin
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires