ICO Cataract Policy Statement
Posted on August 9, 2011
Topic: ICO Programs and Initiatives, Journal/Publication
In late 2010, the ICO Board of Trustees approved a policy to call attention to the wide disparities in access to cataract services, particularly for the poor and those living in rural areas. The policy was developed by the ICO over several years of reviewing the status of cataract and the delivery of cataract services worldwide.
The official document, Access to Cataract Surgical Services: A Position and Policy Statement, can be downloaded at: www.icoph.org/cataractstatement.
Thoughtful discussions and suggestions helped shape this final document, which focuses the ICO’s energies on increasing the number of well-trained ophthalmologists, as ultimately that is in the best interests of all patients.
