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About NED
National Eye Database (NED) is a disease clinical database, designed
as a prospective, ongoing systematic collection of data pertaining
to specific visual threatening eye diseases, such as cataract,
diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, contact lens related corneal ulcer,
and outcome of cataract surgery. It also collects census to monitor
service performance by centre in a monthly basis.
The NED is governed by a technical committee consisting of public
and private ophthalmologists. It seeks guidance on its scope and
future directions from an advisory committee, constitutes of public
and private health care planner and eye care providers.
NED has high level security in protecting its data. Data protection
is being ensured at all times through strict compliance with
regulatory requirements such as authentication of users and web
application owners, access control, encryption, audit trail, control
of external communication links and access, as well as system backup
and disaster recovery.
Head of department and doctor in charge of each participating centre
are given the rights to manage its own data, including data edit,
data download and have access to the real time reports of their
centres on the web. They are in turn responsible to ensure complete
data ascertainment and up to date data entry. While site coordinator
is responsible to supervise data collection and on-line data entry,
either by him or her or by identified personnel. All users will be
given a password, which need to be updated form time to time. Users
are advised to refer to the User Instruction Manual which is posted
on the web.
Objectives of the National Eye Databases
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To establish a
website where information on visually threatening eye
diseases , which are of public health importance are
gathered prospectively through on line data entry. The
information include disease frequency , distributions,
risk factors, and natural history. These are useful
information on health burden arising of eye diseases. |
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To determine
treatment outcomes , and factors influencing outcomes of
cataract surgery. This serves the needs of outcome
assessment. |
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To provide
information necessary to evaluate ophthalmology services
through census and key performance indicator gathered.
This serves the need of accountability
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To provide a mean
of prompt and wide dissemination of epidemiological and
clinical information through web application, such as
notification of contact lens related corneal ulcer. This
is essential for public health advocate. |
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To create a tool
for multicentre research through website and
thus stimulate and facilitate research on eye diseases and its
management in all Ophthalmology departments |
is a disease clinical database, designed as
a prospective, ongoing systematic collection of data
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