social determinants of health Flashcards
what is legal blindness
6/60 or worse
what is vision that you have to have to have a driving vision impairment
6/12
what are the major causes of blindness in Australia
acute macular degeneration - the major cause
- glaucoma
- cataract
what is the major cause of low vision in Australia
refractive error
what proportion of visual impairment throughout the whole world cause be avoided or cured
80%
what is the leading cause of blindness throughout the whole world
cataracts
what percentage of vision loss in Australia is considered preventable/treatable
75%
what percentage of vision impairment is avoidable in indigenous australia
94%
what are the 5 stages of trachoma
- follicles of the eyelid
- inflammation of the eyelid
- scarring of the eyelid
- fibrosis contracts - turns eyelashes inwards
- eyelashes scratch against core –> opacification –> blindness
what is the SAFE strategy for preventing trachoma
Surgery
Antibiotics - azithromycin
Facial cleanliness
Environmental improvements
What are the three Ts of treating Trachoma
- Think of it
- Thumb to lift the lid
- Torch to see the black lashes touching the eye
what are the 6 strategies for combating tobacco consumption
- Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies
- Protect people from tobacco smoke
- Offer help to quit
- Warn people about the dangers of Tobacco
- Enforce bans on tobacco advertising
- Raise taxes
what is the most effective way of combating tobacco
taxation
