THE ROLE OF MOBILE OPTOMETRIC TEAM IN THE SCREENING OF GLAUCOMA AND THE EVALUATION OF SATISFACTION OF OPHTHALMOLOGICAL HELP OF THE POPULATION IN REMOTE AREAS OF THE SAMARA REGION
There has been a continuous increase in the incidence of glaucoma in the Samara region. Glaucoma occupies a leading position in the structure of disability for the past ten years. The availability of ophthalmologists and primary equipment does not exceed 55%. The shortage of ophthalmology service personnel has reduced the number of visits to ophthalmologists. In order to improve the quality of the antiglaucoma help mobile optometric department was created in 2013, this department held tonometric glaucoma screening in 2013-2015. 10684 patients from remote areas increased intraocular pressure was identified in 5.9% of cases (631 patients). The percentage of glaucoma detection in outpatient clinic was less than 1.0% in various years. In order to improve the quality of eye care, this department has conducted monitoring of satisfaction of eye care by questioning 992 patients. The results of polling were taken into account when planning the organization of the ophthalmologic help. The results of the mobile optometric department allowed to make a number of proposals for improving the antiglaucoma help.