{"id":1012,"date":"2024-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7a7df05b52dab8495fdeb023c7d876bd1135a5b7.helpmesee.org\/the-economic-impact-of-preventable-vision-loss-on-cataract-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:40:42","slug":"the-economic-impact-of-preventable-vision-loss-on-cataract-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/fr\/the-economic-impact-of-preventable-vision-loss-on-cataract-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"L'impact \u00e9conomique de la perte de vision \u00e9vitable \u00e0 l'occasion du Mois de la sensibilisation \u00e0 la cataracte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1012\" class=\"elementor elementor-1012\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302b6a78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"302b6a78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b397d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b397d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>La plupart des gens ignorent que la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 due \u00e0 la cataracte et les d\u00e9ficiences visuelles touchent environ 100 millions de personnes dans le monde, (1) mettant \u00e0 rude \u00e9preuve les communaut\u00e9s locales o\u00f9 les traitements visant \u00e0 restaurer la vue ne sont pas accessibles. Dans le domaine des initiatives de sant\u00e9 mondiale, il est courant que les programmes ciblant des maladies et des conditions peu connues re\u00e7oivent moins d'attention de la part des m\u00e9dias que ceux qui se concentrent sur des maladies largement connues telles que les maladies cardiaques, le cancer et le diab\u00e8te. Ce manque d'attention peut avoir une incidence consid\u00e9rable sur le financement de la recherche et sur les efforts de pr\u00e9vention, de traitement et de sensibilisation.<\/p><p>La cataracte, une affection oculaire qui peut \u00eatre trait\u00e9e, est une opacification du cristallin naturel de l'\u0153il qui entra\u00eene une baisse de la vision et, en l'absence de traitement, une \u00e9ventuelle c\u00e9cit\u00e9. Les sympt\u00f4mes associ\u00e9s \u00e0 la cataracte comprennent l'alt\u00e9ration des couleurs, une vision floue, des troubles de la vue, des difficult\u00e9s \u00e0 percevoir les lumi\u00e8res vives et \u00e0 voir la nuit. La cataracte peut avoir un impact significatif sur la qualit\u00e9 de vie des individus, en rendant difficiles, voire impossibles, des t\u00e2ches routini\u00e8res telles que la lecture, la conduite et la reconnaissance des visages.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\"><p><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blog-image-5.jpg\" width=\"1875\" height=\"750\" \/><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_2\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><strong>POURQUOI LE MOIS DE LA SENSIBILISATION \u00c0 LA CATARACTE EST-IL IMPORTANT ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\" data-contrast=\"none\">La campagne de sensibilisation \u00e0 la cataracte, qui dure un mois, est l'occasion de mobiliser le soutien en faveur de ce probl\u00e8me tr\u00e8s r\u00e9pandu et souvent n\u00e9glig\u00e9. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mise en perspective de la crise sanitaire de la cataracte et de la c\u00e9cit\u00e9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ive :<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">La cataracte est \u00e0 l'origine de la moiti\u00e9 des cas de c\u00e9cit\u00e9 et de 33% des d\u00e9ficiences visuelles dans le monde. (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Entre 1990 et 2020, le taux de c\u00e9cit\u00e9 due \u00e0 la cataracte a augment\u00e9 de 29,7%. (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">3)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> D'ici 2050, la pr\u00e9valence de la cataracte augmentera de 78% pour atteindre plus de 200 millions de cas. (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Les adultes atteints de c\u00e9cit\u00e9 ont une esp\u00e9rance de vie r\u00e9duite d'un tiers par rapport \u00e0 ceux qui ont une vision saine. (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Une mauvaise vision peut r\u00e9duire l'alphab\u00e9tisation et les r\u00e9sultats scolaires dans diff\u00e9rents groupes d'\u00e2ge. (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">6)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seulement 17% des personnes souffrant d'une d\u00e9ficience visuelle li\u00e9e \u00e0 la cataracte ont acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une intervention appropri\u00e9e. (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">7)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Le co\u00fbt global de la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 et de la perte de vision mod\u00e9r\u00e9e \u00e0 s\u00e9v\u00e8re est compris entre $26,43 et $41,72 milliards et $137,53 et $180,83 milliards, respectivement, et le co\u00fbt global de la perte de vision combin\u00e9e est compris entre $160 et $216,32 millions. (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">8)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\">La bonne nouvelle est que <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\">cataracte<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\"> peut \u00eatre trait\u00e9e avec un<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\">et une proc\u00e9dure rapide. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/fr\/mstc\/\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\">Chirurgie manuelle de la cataracte par petite incision (MSICS) <\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167631436 BCX0\">n\u00e9cessite des ressources minimales, offre des r\u00e9sultats visuels de haute qualit\u00e9 similaires aux proc\u00e9dures plus co\u00fbteuses de la chirurgie de la cataracte et est rentable pour assurer l'\u00e9volutivit\u00e9 des grands programmes de soins de sant\u00e9 publique.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW167631436 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blog-image-2.jpg\" width=\"1750\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>L'IMPACT \u00c9CONOMIQUE DE L'INTERVENTION<\/h2><p>Les avantages \u00e9conomiques g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9s par des interventions telles que les MSICS sont nombreux, en particulier dans les r\u00e9gions \u00e0 faible niveau \u00e9conomique qui sont les plus touch\u00e9es par la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 \u00e9vitable. Tout d'abord, il y a un gain direct en termes de production \u00e9conomique. Les personnes qui ont recouvr\u00e9 la vue peuvent maintenant retourner sur le march\u00e9 du travail ou s'occuper d'autres personnes, y compris des jeunes enfants de leur famille imm\u00e9diate. Les femmes pr\u00e9sentent un risque plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 de cataracte et sont moins susceptibles de b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d'une op\u00e9ration de restauration de la vue. Deuxi\u00e8mement, les membres de la famille ou les amis ont moins besoin de s'occuper des malvoyants, ce qui leur permet de r\u00e9int\u00e9grer le march\u00e9 du travail ou, s'ils sont en \u00e2ge d'aller \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole, de participer r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement \u00e0 des programmes \u00e9ducatifs. La plus jeune des femmes du foyer est souvent charg\u00e9e de s'occuper des personnes d\u00e9ficientes visuelles, ce qui les emp\u00eache d'aller \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole ou de travailler.<\/p><p>La cataracte fait \u00e9galement payer un lourd tribut aux \u00e9conomies. La perte de productivit\u00e9, l'augmentation des co\u00fbts des soins de sant\u00e9 et la diminution du potentiel de gain des personnes touch\u00e9es par la perte de vision contribuent \u00e0 une ponction importante sur les ressources. La r\u00e9duction de l'emploi associ\u00e9e \u00e0 la c\u00e9cit\u00e9, \u00e0 la perte de vision s\u00e9v\u00e8re et \u00e0 la perte de vision mod\u00e9r\u00e9e est estim\u00e9e \u00e0 33,8%, 31,4% et 8,9%, respectivement, et la perte de productivit\u00e9 annuelle mondiale est estim\u00e9e \u00e0 $410,7 milliards ($43,6 milliards pour la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 et $367,1 milliards pour les d\u00e9ficiences visuelles mod\u00e9r\u00e9es \u00e0 s\u00e9v\u00e8res). (10)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_5\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_5 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blog-image-6.jpg\" width=\"1750\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_6\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_6 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">LE R\u00d4LE DE L'AIDE ET DE LA FORMATION CHIRURGICALE<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">La p\u00e9nurie de chirurgiens de la cataracte dans le monde menace de creuser le foss\u00e9 entre les personnes qui ont besoin d'une op\u00e9ration de restauration de la vue et celles qui en b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient. Malheureusement, les <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Le d\u00e9ficit de financement pour lutter contre la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 \u00e9vitable est estim\u00e9 \u00e0 $14,3 milliards d'euros.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">11)<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Pour les donateurs et les humanitaires qui souhaitent avoir un impact significatif, il existe des moyens tangibles d'aider.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">HelpMeSee se consacre \u00e0 l'\u00e9radication de la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 due \u00e0 la cataracte dans le monde entier en proposant des programmes de formation complets con\u00e7us pour enseigner aux futurs chirurgiens de la cataracte les comp\u00e9tences n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation de MSICS. L'\u00e9quipe de HelpMeSee <a href=\"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/fr\/simulation-based-training\/\">Programme de formation par simulation HelpMeSee<\/a> est une plateforme de r\u00e9alit\u00e9 virtuelle qui fournit <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">une formation pratique pour les professionnels des soins oculaires.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">En tant qu'organisation \u00e0 but non lucratif, HelpMeSee a l'ambition d'accro\u00eetre son impact afin d'\u00e9liminer l'arri\u00e9r\u00e9 de patients qui ont besoin d'une chirurgie pour sauver leur vue.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">CONCLUSION<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Le mois de la sensibilisation \u00e0 la cataracte est un rappel poignant de l'importance de s'attaquer \u00e0 la perte de vision \u00e9vitable. En sensibilisant les gens, en \u00e9duquant les autres et en soutenant les initiatives visant \u00e0 former les professionnels des soins oculaires, nous pouvons travailler ensemble pour cr\u00e9er un monde o\u00f9 la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 due \u00e0 la cataracte appartiendra au pass\u00e9.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pour en savoir plus sur la crise de sant\u00e9 publique que repr\u00e9sente la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 due \u00e0 la cataracte et sur la mani\u00e8re dont vous pouvez faire la diff\u00e9rence, consultez le site suivant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/fr\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.helpmesee.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li>GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators ; Groupe d'experts sur la perte de vision de l'\u00c9tude sur la charge mondiale de morbidit\u00e9. Causes de la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 et des troubles de la vision en 2020 et tendances sur 30 ans, et pr\u00e9valence de la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 \u00e9vitable par rapport \u00e0 VISION 2020 : le droit \u00e0 la vue : une analyse pour l'\u00e9tude mondiale sur la charge de morbidit\u00e9. <em>Lancet Glob Health.<\/em> 2021;9(2):e144-e160.<\/li><li>Pseudovos K, Lansingh VC, Kempen JH, et al. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020. Eye. 2024. doi.org\/10.1038\/s41433-024-02961-1<\/li><li>Prevent Blindness. News: Cataract cases to increase 78 percent by 2050. May 19, 2016. Accessed May 9, 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/cataract-cases-to-increase-78-percent-by-2050\/\">https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/cataract-cases-to-increase-78-percent-by-2050\/<\/a><\/li><li>World Health Organization. Blindness and vision impairment. August 10, 2023. Accessed May 9, 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/blindness-and-visual-impairment\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/blindness-and-visual-impairment<\/a><\/li><li>Eckert KA, Lansingh VC, Carter MJ, Frick KD. Update of a simple model to calculate the annual global productivity loss due to blindness and moderate and severe vision impairment. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. doi:10.1080\/09286586.2022.2072899<\/li><li>World report on vision. 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