Toward Better Health Outcomes in Rural and Under-served Areas: L. V. Prasad Eye Institute’s Diagonal Model of Glaucoma Care

Glaucoma definition: Implications for equitable care

“…Diagnosis and treatment of moderate-to-severe glaucoma is less dependent on latest technology (an advantage in economically underserved populations). [ 13 ] While this is feasible at secondary and tertiary levels of care, innovations in low-cost technology like nonmydriatic fundus photography and newer methods of visual field screening might facilitate case detection at primary level. Implementing the above is a cost-effective public health approach.…”