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Social Ophthalmology
Author(s) -
Halliday F. B.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1974.tb00216.x
Subject(s) - blindness , social welfare , optometry , vocational education , medicine , rehabilitation , ophthalmology , psychology , medical education , family medicine , pedagogy , political science , physical therapy , law
S ummary T he discipline of human ophthalmology may be divided into several components of which social ophthalmology, embracing fields of public health, prevention of blindness, epidemiology, genetics, rehabilitation and welfare services for visually handicapped people, is a large one of increasing importance as the post‐industrial era gets under way. Sub‐groups of social ophthalmology are tabulated. Experiences and comments are given on the following selected aspects: genetic counselling, personal counselling, counselling for adjustment, education, vocational guidance and employment placement, and governmental financial assistance, for visually handicapped people.