title: [Overall and intensively conduct the prevention of blindness in China: explaining the National Plan for the Prevention of Blindness (2012-2015)].
abstract: The National Plan for the Prevention of Blindness(2012-2015) issued by Ministry of Health and China Disabled Person Federation last year is an important procedure for further promoting the prevention of blindness and reach the great goal for eliminating the avoidable blindness by 2020 in China. The Plan clearly describe the social nature of the prevention of blindness, correctly explain the current situation for prevention of blindness in China, put forward the guidance idea, working principles, goals and contents, and the guarantee measures in the next four years in the prevention of blindness in China. The leaders in ophthalmology and ophthalmologists in China should learn and practice the Plan for the more progress in the prevention of blindness.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China. Email:zhjialiang@163.com.
authors: Jia-liang
authors: JL
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention