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. 2020 Feb 10;34(7):1262–1270. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0801-8

Table 4.

Population demographics and eye care facilities required based on the integrated people-centered eye care (IPCEC) delivery model.

Country Year [28, 29] Population estimated/projected Infrastructure
Community eye care facilities (cater to 5000 people) Primary eye care facilities (cater to 50,000 people) Secondary eye care facilities (cater to 500,000 people) Tertiary eye care facilities (cater to 5 million people)
Bangladesh 2020 164,689,383 32,937 3293 329 32
2030 178,993,869 35,798 3579 357 35
Bhutan 2020 771,608 154 15 2 1
2030 842,667 168 16 2 1
India 2020 1,380,004,385 276,000 27,600 2760 276
2030 1,503,642,322 300,728 30,072 3007 300
Indonesia 2020 273,523,615 54,705 5470 547 54
2030 299,198,430 59,839 5984 598 60
Maldives 2020 540,544 108 10 1 1
2030 519,348 104 10 1 1
Myanmar 2020 54,409,800 10,882 1088 108 11
2030 58,478,490 11,695 1169 116 11
Nepal 2020 29,136,808 5827 582 58 5
2030 33,389,541 6678 667 66 7
Sri Lanka 2020 21,369,288 4274 427 42 4
2030 22,023,018 4404 440 44 4
Thailand 2020 69,799,978 13,960 1396 139 13
2030 70,345,542 14,069 1406 140 14
Timor-Leste 2020 1,318,445 263 26 3 1
2030 1,574,051 315 31 3 1
Infrastructure total 2020 399,110 39,907 3692 398
2030 429,802 43,374 4334 434
Workforce total 2030 Community workers- 429,802 AOP- 86,748 AOP- 60,676 AOP- 17,360
Comp Ophthal-8668 Comp Ophthal-1736
Specialist Ophthal- 4340

AOP allied ophthalmic personnel.