PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM.

DIABETES complications; DIABETES prevention; DISEASE progression; BLINDNESS; MIDDLE-income countries; EYE care; COMMUNITY health services; ARTIFICIAL intelligence; HEALTH literacy; LOW-income countries; COMMUNICATION; DIABETIC retinopathy

The article discusses the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology's (VNIO) provision of comprehensive eye care for patients with diabetes as of 2023. Topics covered include Orbis Vietnam's focus on pediatric eye care, community-led primary eye care, human resources development, and collaboration with partners in care interventions, and its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect diabetic retinopathy. Also noted is the issuance of technical guidelines on patient treatment.