{"id":2835,"date":"2021-09-12T14:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2021-09-12T14:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T14:27:38","slug":"improving-access-to-cataract-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/is_is\/improving-access-to-cataract-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00e6tt a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 drera\u00f0ger\u00f0um"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drera\u00f0ger\u00f0 er ekki l\u00edfsst\u00edlsval; \u00fea\u00f0 bjargar sj\u00f3ninni. Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00edb\u00faar eldast heldur eftirspurn eftir drera\u00f0ger\u00f0um \u00e1fram a\u00f0 aukast og \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 afkastageta s\u00e9 aukin. sj\u00faklingar munu \u00feurfa a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a enn lengur eftir a\u00f0ger\u00f0, sem b\u00e6tir frekari kl\u00edn\u00edskri \u00e1h\u00e6ttu vi\u00f0 horfur \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drer er algeng<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drer er helsta ors\u00f6k blindu um allan heim og \u00e1 heimsv\u00edsu, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/blindness-and-visual-impairment\">a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 94 millj\u00f3nir manna<\/a> b\u00faa vi\u00f0 mi\u00f0lungsmikla e\u00f0a alvarlega sj\u00f3nsker\u00f0ingu e\u00f0a blindu vegna \u00f3me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0s drer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd \u00c1stral\u00edu er tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 um 1,5 millj\u00f3nir manna eldri en 55 \u00e1ra \u00fej\u00e1ist n\u00fa af drer; og \u00feau eru algengasta ors\u00f6k sj\u00f3nsker\u00f0ingar me\u00f0al eldri \u00c1strala. N\u00e6stum allir munu f\u00e1 drer vi\u00f0 80 \u00e1ra aldur.<\/p>\n<p>\u00de\u00f3tt drer s\u00e9 algengust hj\u00e1 eldri kynsl\u00f3\u00f0inni getur drer einnig myndast hj\u00e1 yngra f\u00f3lki og sumt f\u00f3lk f\u00e6\u00f0ist jafnvel me\u00f0 sj\u00fakd\u00f3minn. Augnmei\u00f0sli e\u00f0a fyrri a\u00f0ger\u00f0 vegna annars augnvandam\u00e1la getur einnig valdi\u00f0 drer a\u00f0 myndast.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd v\u00e6gum tilfellum geta sterkari gleraugu e\u00f0a bjartari leslj\u00f3s hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0, en flestir drer versna sm\u00e1m saman og me\u00f0fer\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 lokum nau\u00f0synleg til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast verulega sker\u00f0ingu \u00e1 l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0um sj\u00faklings. Skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0 er sem stendur eina \u00e1rangursr\u00edka lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja drer.<\/p>\n<p>Flestar ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 algengi drer segja a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 vaxandi vandam\u00e1l. S\u00fa sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 fleiri eru me\u00f0 drer \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir ekki a\u00f0 fleiri b\u00faa vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 - fj\u00f6ldinn endurspeglar aukna vitund um \u00e1standi\u00f0 og a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 me\u00f0fer\u00f0, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 fleiri greinast og v\u00edsa \u00ed a\u00f0ger\u00f0 - en vi\u00f0 vitum a\u00f0 hluturinn eldra f\u00f3lks me\u00f0al \u00edb\u00faa fer vaxandi, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 algengi drer mun aukast \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n<p>\u00de\u00f3tt aukningin s\u00e9 breytileg milli landa hefur fj\u00f6ldi drera\u00f0ger\u00f0a \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasum e\u00f0a s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum augnstofum almennt aukist verulega undanfarinn \u00e1ratug. Drera\u00f0ger\u00f0 er n\u00fa ein algengasta vala\u00f0ger\u00f0in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0 bjargar sj\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00cd meginatri\u00f0um er sk\u00fd \u00e1 gl\u00e6ru linsunni \u00ed auganu, drer getur valdi\u00f0 einkennum eins og \u00feokus\u00fdn, glampavi\u00f0kv\u00e6mni, r\u00f6skun e\u00f0a tv\u00edsj\u00f3n og tilfinningu um a\u00f0 horfa \u00ed gegnum bl\u00e6ju e\u00f0a gluggatj\u00f6ld, e\u00f0a evem blindu. A\u00f0 lifa me\u00f0 drer \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir oft a\u00f0 upplifa miklar breytingar \u00e1 e\u00f0a sj\u00f3nsker\u00f0ingu a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed marki sem takmarkar daglegar athafnir eins og akstur e\u00f0a lestur.<\/p>\n<p>Ranns\u00f3knir hafa s\u00fdnt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 drer getur gert f\u00f3lk <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/opo.12445#:~:text=Vision%20impairment%20has%20long%20been,cataract%20compared%20to%20those%20without.\">tv\u00f6falt l\u00edklegri til a\u00f0 falla<\/a>. Meiri fj\u00f6ldi falla og slysa af v\u00f6ldum sl\u00e6mrar sj\u00f3n getur leitt til br\u00e1\u00f0aheims\u00f3kna \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kur e\u00f0a auki\u00f0 \u00e1lag \u00e1 a\u00f0ra hluta heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins. F\u00f3lk me\u00f0 sl\u00e6ma sj\u00f3n er l\u00edka l\u00edklegra til a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00e1st af \u00feunglyndi og aukinni f\u00e9lagslegri einangrun vegna takmarka\u00f0rar hreyfigetu.<\/p>\n<p>Sem betur fer er drera\u00f0ger\u00f0 afar vel heppnu\u00f0 a\u00f0ger\u00f0 og meirihluti sj\u00faklinga er mj\u00f6g \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00e1rangurinn, \u00fear sem sumir segja fr\u00e1 vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar\u00e1vinningi eins og a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 liti l\u00edflegri og upplifa betri n\u00e6tursj\u00f3n. \u00dea\u00f0 er lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0 getur b\u00e6tt l\u00edf verulega. En hversu mikill munur getur skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0 skipt?<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1ri\u00f0 2019 reyndi h\u00f3pur v\u00edsindamanna \u00e1 N\u00fdja-Sj\u00e1landi a\u00f0 m\u00e6la aukin g\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00f3n. Ranns\u00f3knarteymi\u00f0, fr\u00e1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed Otago, Adapt Research og Tairawhiti District Health Board, nota\u00f0i aksturshermi til a\u00f0 pr\u00f3fa sj\u00f3n sj\u00faklinga fyrir og eftir drera\u00f0ger\u00f0 til a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0last betri skilning \u00e1 raunverulegum \u00e1vinningi af drera\u00f0ger\u00f0. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar s\u00fdndu a\u00f0 n\u00e6stum slys og slys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/10\/191012141221.htm\">l\u00e6kka\u00f0i um 48%<\/a> eftir a\u00f0ger\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Sem ekki br\u00fdn a\u00f0ger\u00f0 var nokkrum augasteinisa\u00f0ger\u00f0um fresta\u00f0 me\u00f0an \u00e1 Covid-19 st\u00f3\u00f0 og bi\u00f0listar s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ust upp \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er yfirleitt ekki vandam\u00e1l a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0eins lengur eftir svona a\u00f0ger\u00f0; en sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir e\u00f0a meira geta haft mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00faklinga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bi\u00f0t\u00edmi eykst<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1vinningur af drera\u00f0ger\u00f0um, b\u00e6\u00f0i hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar gildi og \u00fatkomu sj\u00faklinga, er mikill \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 sumar a\u00f0rar heilsua\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er g\u00f3\u00f0 fj\u00e1rfesting a\u00f0 veita t\u00edmanlega a\u00f0ger\u00f0 og halda efst \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum.<\/p>\n<p>Bi\u00f0listar \u00ed m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum voru h\u00e1ir \u00feegar fyrir heimsfaraldurinn. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/health\/waiting-times-for-health-services-242e3c8c-en.htm\">Samkv\u00e6mt uppl\u00fdsingum fr\u00e1 OECD<\/a> Mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma f\u00f3lks sem f\u00f3r \u00ed augasteinsa\u00f0ger\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2018\/19 var breytilegt fr\u00e1 um 30 d\u00f6gum \u00e1 \u00cdtal\u00edu, Ungverjalandi og Danm\u00f6rku, til um 150 daga \u00ed Eistlandi og 250 d\u00f6gum \u00ed P\u00f3llandi. Hlutfall sj\u00faklinga sem voru \u00e1fram \u00e1 bi\u00f0lista \u00ed meira en \u00ferj\u00e1 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00e1 sama \u00e1ri var breytilegt fr\u00e1 7% \u00ed Ungverjalandi til yfir 85% \u00ed Eistlandi, P\u00f3llandi og Sl\u00f3ven\u00edu.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fdjustu landsg\u00f6gnin fyrir \u00c1stral\u00edu, sem innihalda mars 2020 \u00feegar \u00e1hrif heimsfaraldursins f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3ast, s\u00fdna a\u00f0 drera\u00f0ger\u00f0um f\u00e6kka\u00f0i vegna Covid-19. Samtals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports-data\/myhospitals\/sectors\/elective-surgery\">60.200 sj\u00faklingar voru lag\u00f0ir inn<\/a> \u00e1ri\u00f0 2019\/20, sem er verulega l\u00e6kkun fr\u00e1 fyrri \u00e1rum.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fdlegri g\u00f6gn fyrir einst\u00f6k r\u00edki draga upp \u00edtarlegri mynd af \u00e1hrifum Covid-19. \u00cd N\u00fdja Su\u00f0ur-Wales, til d\u00e6mis, f\u00e6kka\u00f0i a\u00f0ger\u00f0um sem framkv\u00e6mdar voru verulega \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi 2020, en j\u00f3kst miki\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ja \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi, sem aflei\u00f0ing af vi\u00f0leitni til a\u00f0 endurheimta tapa\u00f0 land, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00fatvistun til einkasj\u00fakrah\u00fasa sem hefur gert sj\u00fakrah\u00fasum kleift a\u00f0 starfa yfir 100% venjulega getu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 sum r\u00edki, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al NSW, segist hafa meira og minna n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum, hefur bi\u00f0t\u00edmi sm\u00e1m saman aukist eftir drera\u00f0ger\u00f0 me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum. G\u00f6gn hafa s\u00fdnt a\u00f0 drera\u00f0ger\u00f0 var me\u00f0 lengsta bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir br\u00e1\u00f0abirg\u00f0ast\u00f6\u00f0vun \u00ed upphafi.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fdjustu g\u00f6gnin sem eru f\u00e1anleg \u00ed gegnum n\u00fdja g\u00e1tt NSW Bureau of Health Information s\u00fdna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhi.nsw.gov.au\/Healthcare_Observer\">bi\u00f0t\u00edmi fyrir drer\u00fatdr\u00e1tt \u00ed NSW<\/a> j\u00f3kst um 71 dag \u00e1 milli 2. og 3. \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungs og n\u00e1\u00f0i mi\u00f0gildi bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u00ed september, 343 dagar. Hins vegar hefur einkageirinn, \u00fear sem margar augasteinaa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir eiga s\u00e9r sta\u00f0, oft styttri bi\u00f0t\u00edma.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd Bretlandi s\u00fdna n\u00fdjustu t\u00f6lur, sem tengjast febr\u00faar 2021 og innihalda umfang bata fr\u00e1 h\u00e1marki Covid-19, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eru 493.740 manns \u00e1 bi\u00f0lista eftir augnskur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0 og a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir \u00feennan bata eru a\u00f0eins 61% sj\u00faklinga voru me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0ir innan 18 vikna fr\u00e1 tilv\u00edsun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faldar tilv\u00edsanir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 sumum svi\u00f0um hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u201eblitz\u201c var\u00f0andi valbundnar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al drera\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, \u00fear sem fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnunarpakkar hafa veri\u00f0 \u00ed bo\u00f0i hj\u00e1 innlendum og r\u00edkjum r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnum, og \u00feetta hefur leitt til g\u00f3\u00f0ra framfara \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum svi\u00f0um. En f\u00e6kkun tilv\u00edsana mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fyrir heimsfaraldurinn er \u00e1hyggjuefni.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 er m\u00f6gulega mikill fj\u00f6ldi sj\u00faklinga sem anna\u00f0 hvort hefur ekki enn haft samband vi\u00f0 l\u00e6kni vegna einkenna sinna e\u00f0a ekki enn veri\u00f0 v\u00edsa\u00f0 til s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ings \u00e1 me\u00f0an Covid-19 braust \u00fat. \u00c1 sumum sv\u00e6\u00f0um hafa sj\u00fakrah\u00fas einnig veri\u00f0 be\u00f0in um a\u00f0 endurmeta tilv\u00edsunarlista s\u00edna og heimilisl\u00e6knar hafa veri\u00f0 be\u00f0nir um a\u00f0 v\u00edsa sj\u00faklingum aftur \u00feegar vala\u00f0ger\u00f0ir h\u00f3fust a\u00f0 n\u00fdju, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 sj\u00faklingar g\u00e6tu hafa losna\u00f0 e\u00f0a veri\u00f0 f\u00e6r\u00f0ir ne\u00f0ar \u00e1 listanum.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 n\u00e1 s\u00e9r \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir ekki endilega a\u00f0 allir sem eru me\u00f0 drer s\u00e9u \u00ed me\u00f0fer\u00f0. Sumir l\u00edta svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 heimsfaraldri stendur hafi margir \u00e1tta\u00f0 sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 komast af \u00e1n skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ar og \u00fev\u00ed g\u00e6ti \u201efalinn bakgangur\u201c aldrei komi\u00f0 fram. En l\u00edklegri atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s er a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk \u00fej\u00e1ist \u00ed \u00fe\u00f6gn og hefur fresta\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tilkynna einkenni s\u00edn e\u00f0a leita s\u00e9r um\u00f6nnunar af \u00f3tta vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 smitast af Covid-19 e\u00f0a til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 setja \u00f3\u00fearfa \u00fer\u00fdsting \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi\u00f0. \u00deegar f\u00f3lki fer a\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a \u00f6ruggt a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0var aftur g\u00e6ti eftirspurnin aukist verulega.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A\u00f0gangur er ekki jafn <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 heimsv\u00edsu er \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 algengi sj\u00f3nsker\u00f0ingar \u00e1 l\u00e1gtekjusv\u00e6\u00f0um og me\u00f0altekjusv\u00e6\u00f0um s\u00e9 fj\u00f3rum sinnum h\u00e6rra en \u00e1 h\u00e1tekjusv\u00e6\u00f0um. Og a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu getur l\u00edka veri\u00f0 h\u00e1\u00f0 landfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri sta\u00f0setningu e\u00f0a efnahagslegri st\u00f6\u00f0u sj\u00faklings.<\/p>\n<p>Svo vir\u00f0ist sem fr\u00e1 upphafi heimsfaraldursins hafi mikill fj\u00f6ldi f\u00f3lks \u00ed l\u00f6ndum eins og \u00c1stral\u00edu af\u00feakka\u00f0 einkaheilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafa ekki lengur efni \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. G\u00f6gn fr\u00e1 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority s\u00fdna a\u00f0 meira en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/politics\/federal\/almost-10-000-australians-drop-private-health-insurance-during-pandemic-20200519-p54ubh.html\">10.000 manns s\u00f6g\u00f0u upp stefnum s\u00ednum<\/a> \u00e1 fyrsta \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi 2020 einum saman og grunnsj\u00fakrah\u00fas\u00feekjan var \u00ed l\u00e6gsta stigi \u00ed meira en \u00e1ratug.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/cataract-surgery-is-declined-despite-severe-vision-loss-new-study-finds-and-where-you-live-determines-your-chance-of-getting-life-changing-operation\/EV4LCG2UGFPCCBVMZGWMBXAUPU\/\">N\u00fdleg ranns\u00f3kn<\/a> sem birt var \u00ed NZ Medical Journal, til d\u00e6mis, kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 hlutfall tilv\u00edsana sem var hafna\u00f0 var mj\u00f6g mismunandi eftir h\u00e9ra\u00f0sheilbrig\u00f0isr\u00e1\u00f0i, allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 v\u00edsa til r\u00famlega 50% sem \u00e1tti vi\u00f0 \u00e1 einu sv\u00e6\u00f0i, til 93% \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru DHB. 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