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Abstract #117711 Published in IGR 24-4
Current challenges in accessibility to ophthalmological care in Ukraine
Skrypnikova OS; Yurochko TPWiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) 2024; 77: 847-852
OBJECTIVE/AIM: The purpose of the study is to identify challenges in the organization and access to ophthalmic services through the analysis of expert opinion of practitioners and government officials. PATIENTS AND METHODS/MATERIALS AND METHODS: Materials developed during expert interviews with practitioners and government officials were used in the study. We also used materials worked out within the project ID 22120107 supported by Visegrad Fund. CONCLUSION: Despite all the challenges in access to high-quality ophthalmology services, practitioners and government officials have common opinions on how to improve the organization of eye services, how to make care more inclusive and effective, so that the development of blindness and visual impairment does not cause a burden on the state and society.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV-MOHYLA ACADEMY, KYIV, UKRAINE.
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