VOSH International DCC2 2024.pptx

Our organization VOSH/International is the world largest optometric volunteer network in the world More tan 110 chapters in USA, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia Each chapter is autonomus Each cahpter must comply with the code of conduct, values, policies and recommendations...

Our organization VOSH/International is the world largest optometric volunteer network in the world More tan 110 chapters in USA, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia Each chapter is autonomus Each cahpter must comply with the code of conduct, values, policies and recommendations Our workd is implemented by volunteers in the chapters, committees, and strategic alliances VOSH/International Mission VOSH/International believes in the freedom to see. Providing the gift of vision and eye health to people worldwide. We facilitate the provision and the sustainability of vision care worldwide for people who can neither afford nor obtain such care. Our goal is to increase our global impact whenever possible by supporting sustainable eye clinics, optometry schools and optometric educators in areas lacking sufficient eye care. VOSH/International in numbers Founded in 1972 in Kansas by Dr Franklin Harms Our chapters provide services to more tha 150,000 patients in more than 100 humanitarian clinics More than 100 Chapters worldwide VOSH 29 capítulos EEUU SVOSH (student) estudiantiles) 23 capítulos EEUU Latin American Presence in VOSH/International Opt. Beatriz Gómez Serna Universidad Autónoma de La Laguna Junta de Directores Dr. Héctor C. Santiago Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico Presidente Junta de Directores Dr. Jairo A. Mercado Universidad Nacional de Nicaragua Junta de Directores International VOSH Chapters Bolivia República Dominica na Ghana Honduras India Canada México Somalia Peru International SVOSH Chapters Etiopía Malawi (2) Ghana Nigeria (3) Haití Jordania Kenya Filipinas Trinidad y Tobago Uganda Capítulos SVOSH LatAm Internacionales Argentina Colombia (5) Ecuador (2) El Salvador Guatemal a (2) Mexico (9) Nicaragu a Panamá Venezuel a Perú (2) Humanitarian Clinics Bolivia, Belice, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Perú, República Dominicana, Trinidad y Tobago. Myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism among the Gunas of Guna Nega Table 2Prevalence of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatismbyage group Age group (n) 1to 10(60) 11to 20(93) 21to 30(87) 31to 40(56) 41to 50(101) 51to 60(94) 61to 70(67) 71to 80(34) >81(17) Total (609) Myopia 7 (11.7) 31 (33.3) 62 (71.3) 36 (64.3) 34 (33.7) 21 (22.3) 26 (38.8) 21 (61.8) 8 (47.1) 246 (40.4) 95%Cl Hyperopia 5.5-22.5 1(1.7) 24.6-43.4 3(3.2) 61.0-79.8 0(0.0) 51.1-75.6 1(1.8) 25.2-43.4 3(3.0) 15.0-31.8 10 (10.6) 28.0-50.8 15 (22.4) 45.0-76.1 2(5.9) 26.2-69.0 1(5.9) 36.6-44.3 36 (5.9) 95%CI Astigmatism n(%) 95%Cl 0.0-9.7 17 (28.3) 18.4-40.8 0.7-9.5 26 (28.0) 19.8-37.9 0.0-5.1 38 (43.7) 33.7-54.2 0.0-10.3 21 (37.5) 26.0-50.6 0.7-8.7 29 (28.7) 20.8-38.2 5.7-18.7 35 (37.2) 28.1-47.3 14.0-33.8 28 (41.8) 30.7-53.7 0.7-20.1 20 (58.8) 42.2-73.7 0.0-2.9 9 (52.9) 31.0-73.8 4.3-8.1 223 (36.6) 32.9-40.5 Visual impairment among the Gunas of Guna Nega Category of Visual Impairment Number of participants Per cent 95% CI None (≥20/40) 357 56.4% (52.5 to 6.0) Mild (