首先,所有的眼科工作者应该要对AMD的危害性、对AMD的病因学、发病危险因素有充分地认识,要对早期诊断技术和治疗技术进展有充分的了解。在此基础基础上,坚持“未雨绸缪”、“上医治未病”的原则,从现在开始就大张旗鼓地宣传AMD危害性、宣传AMD的危险因素,尤其要宣传那些与生活方式相关的危险因素,从而加以避免。其次,眼科医师还肩负研究的重任,要向政府和公众提供有关AMD的研究数据,揭示其危害性,这也会有利于公众认知度的提高,有利于引起公共卫生界及政府相关部门的警觉,从而制定相关的卫生政策。第三,增加AMD的公众认知度,不仅是眼科医师的任务,也是其他眼科工作者,如验光师、视光师、眼科护理人员,全科医生、社区医生和家庭医师的责任。尤其基层社区医师肩负重要责任去宣传教育老年人群,去早期筛查老年人群。早期筛查有助于AMD的早期检测和及时有效的治疗。
随着人口老龄化的到来,AMD的患病率的大幅攀升,必将对我们的医疗服务提出新的挑战,如AMD视力损害带来的老龄人群的独立生活能力问题,AMD患者的心理问题,大批AMD患者的家庭服务和医疗的经济社会成本问题。要解决这些问题,很重要的一步就是要从从现在开始,大力宣传AMD危害性、宣传AMD的基本知识以及AMD的预防和早期诊疗措施,提高整个社会对AMD的认知度!
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