| CPD Editorial: Ophthalmology in SA Family Practice | |
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Ocular problems and visual disorders are a common occurrence in all societies and the burden of eye disease in rural South Africa is high, with an estimated 750 blind in 100,000 of the population, due mostly to cataract and glaucoma. The general practitioner is well placed to provide ophthalmic care in both the urban and rural setting. Less serious conditions may be treated and followed up and preventative and rehabilitative advice may be given. The practitioner also needs to be fully aware of the indications for ophthalmic specialist referral, both urgent and less urgent. In this edition of the South African Family Practice Journal, containing an ophthalmology review, several ophthalmic consultants from the Department of Ophthalmology at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, have been invited to contribute articles to address the common eye problems seen in family practice. |
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Prof Anne Peters |
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2006-09-18 |
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South African Family Practice; Vol 48, No 7 - August 2006; 18-19 |
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By submitting manuscripts to SAFP, authors of original articles are assigning copyright to the SA Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care. Copyright of review articles are assigned to the Publisher, Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd, unless otherwise specified. Authors may use their own work after publication without written permission, provided they acknowledge the original source. Individuals and academic institutions may freely copy and distribute articles published in SAFP for educational and research purposes without obtaining permission. |
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Languages : en |
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