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Copyright Universidad de Antioquia Jan-Apr 2015

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the regulations regarding the issue of eye care in the country, as an important and key aspect in the study of the potential access to services for low vision rehabilitation in Colombia. A qualitative, descriptive study that approached the visual health policies while taking into account the theoretical model proposed by Andersen et al. A total of 38 interviews with professionals in health service-providing institutions and government agencies were conducted in six Colombian cities. The analysis, took into account the stages of the policy and the interviews were analyzed using the methodological design proposed by Taylor & Bogdan. Low-vision is invisible for visual health policies. This has a negative effect on the recognition of it as a social problem that needs to be addressed, therefore the general system for social security in health has no coverage of any sort for rehabilitation.

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Title
Baja visión en Colombia: una situación invisible para el país/Low vision in Colombia: an invisible situation for the country
Author
Oviedo, María C del Pilar; Hernández, Martha L P; Ruíz, Myriam R
Pages
22-30
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Jan-Apr 2015
Publisher
Universidad de Antioquía
ISSN
0120386X
e-ISSN
22563334
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1674712989
Copyright
Copyright Universidad de Antioquia Jan-Apr 2015