Suggestion to Inauguration of the Society for the Prevention of Blindness(to-be).

Koo, Bon Sool

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1973;14(3):223-227.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Suggestion to Inauguration of the Society for the Prevention of Blindness(to-be).

Bon Sool Koo

Department of Ophthalmology, Sacred Heart Hospital, Chung-Ang University Medical School, Seoul, Korea.

심포지움 : 실명예방에 대한 심포지움 ; 실명예방협회박족의 의의와 문제

Abstract

Purpose
s of the prevention of blindness are considered in manifold. In view of the increasing number of the blind in this community, activities for the prevention of blindness would be placed on the higher position in health problem. Modern concepts of application of prevention in ophthalmology are introduced and the importance of preventive research in ophthalmology is emphasized. A plan of organization for the prevention of blindness (to-be) in Korea under the auspices of the Korean Ophthalmological Society is suggested.