倫敦衛(wèi)生及熱帶醫(yī)學(xué)學(xué)院

Overview

This programme provides ophthalmic professionals with the knowledge and skills required to reduce blindness and visual disability in their populations by developing an evidence-based public health approach for the control and management of blinding eye diseases. It enables students to contribute effectively at a local, national and international level in research, training and service delivery.

The training will enable students to develop a public health oriented approach to eye care services and the control of blindness in keeping with the objectives of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight.

They will acquire and apply skills in epidemiological and operational research, critical analysis of strategies for the control of major blinding eye diseases, in programme planning, management and evaluation; facilitate a personal development, so enabling individuals to contribute more fully to their countries’ and societies’ eye health; engage with local, national and international networks of health professionals and systems, for the prevention of blindness worldwide.

Objectives

At the end of this programme students should be able to:

• describe the basic epidemiology of the major blinding eye diseases
• design and interpret studies to assess public health eye care needs using appropriate research methods
• critically appraise and select appropriate public health interventions for the major blinding eye diseases
• design a comprehensive eye care programme for appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures for a community
• develop the skills necessary for resource mobilisation, management and evaluation of local comprehensive eye care programmes and integration into health systems
• discuss the importance of disability in the global context, appraise the epidemiology of visual and impairment leading to disability and the impact of disability on people’s lives.

Careers

Graduates from this programme are expected and encouraged to enter into careers with ministries of health, universities and NGOs involved in developing health services to prevent blindness and improve vision.