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Table 1 VISION 2020 process indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa

From: Health systems analysis of eye care services in Zambia: evaluating progress towards VISION 2020 goals

Human resources:

One ophthalmologist per 250,000 population

One ophthalmic clinical officer (OCO) per 200,000 population

One ophthalmic nurse (ON) per 200,000 population

25% of secondary eye facilities should employ a full-time manager

25% of secondary eye facilities should employ an equipment technician

Services:

One eye bed per 20,000 population

One eye operating theatre per million population

One spectacles manufacturing workshop per million population

Outputs:

4,000 cataract surgeries per year per million population

  1. Source: WHO 2002 [8].