The eye health science museum of this hospital was officially opened. There are more than 7 million people with high myopia in my country.
Yesterday was the 29th National Eye Care Day, with the theme of paying attention to general eye health. In response to the national call to raise public awareness of eye health, Aier Eye Hospital Shanghai General Hospital launched the national eye health science popularization plan "Pay attention to the windows of the soul and build a colorful world of eyes", and the "Eye Health Science Popularization Museum" was opened at the same time.
Data from the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention show that the overall myopia rate among children and adolescents in my country is 51.9% in 2022; the number of people with high myopia in my country has exceeded 70 million; the incidence of cataracts in people over 60 years old is about 80%; the total number of diabetic patients in my country is about 129.8 million. Among them, the prevalence rate of patients with diabetic retinopathy is as high as 24.7%-37.5%.
my country is still one of the countries with the largest number of blind and visually impaired patients in the world. The main blinding eye diseases have changed from infectious eye diseases to cataracts, myopic retinopathy, glaucoma, corneal disease and diabetic retinopathy. In recent years, the state has called on all medical institutions to carry out extensive eye health science education for key groups and eye diseases, and promote eye-friendly publicity into communities, enterprises, schools, rural areas and families, with special emphasis on improving the effectiveness of early screening, early diagnosis and early treatment for children and the elderly. awareness, thereby mobilizing the enthusiasm of all sectors of society and improving the public’s awareness of eye care.
The "National Eye Health Science Popularization Plan" launched on that day aims to popularize eye health knowledge through various forms and channels, improve the public's understanding of eye health issues, and prevent and reduce the occurrence of eye diseases in a scientific and effective way.
The plan will radiate to Shanghai, go deep into grassroots units such as communities and schools, and popularize eye health knowledge to residents and students through various forms of eye health science popularization activities. An eye health science popularization expert group was established at the same time. The expert group is composed of well-known ophthalmology experts. It conducts multi-dimensional health science popularization for different groups of people. Based on future development trends and key tasks, it urges multiple parties to work together to build a "strong line of defense" for eye health.
The newly launched Eye Health Science Museum has carefully designed and enriched exhibition content, covering everything from basic eye anatomy and physiological knowledge to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various common eye diseases. After the establishment of the science popularization center, it will provide the public with a window to learn ophthalmology knowledge and understand the importance of eye health. At the same time, it will emphasize the science popularization concept of "the whole family can learn here" and highlight the important role of family education.
It is reported that Shanghai Aier Eye Hospital is one of the eight regional first-class ophthalmic medical centers built by Aier Eye Hospital Group. Deputy Director Li Wensheng said that the hospital will continue to pay attention to the public's eye health needs, deepen popular science content, improve popular science effects, and provide the public with more comprehensive and professional eye health services.
