It is aimed at the use of appropriate strategies and methods to reduce the burden of eye diseases in the community. The practice of community ophthalmology involves An assessment of the problem of the eye diseases and socioeconomic impact of blindness on the community Finding and applying the most appropriate eye care solutions for the specific community At present community ophthalmology also involves around random glaucoma screening after 40 years of age where routine assessment of i o p refraction facility of aqueous outflow and fundus examination is done and in this way, we may pick up the glaucoma cases then patients of dm hypertension and other medical problems are advised to have a regular ophthalmic examination.
If not 6 monthly but yearly screening of children in schools a team of saying few ophthalmologists with his team of optometrists ophthalmic technicians visits schools…
