Mukesh Jain|Duangnate Rojanaporn|Bhavna Chawla|Gangadhar Sundar|Lingam Gopal|Vikas Khetan
Retinoblastoma in Asia
Sankara Nethralaya|Ramathibodi Hospital|Mahidol University|All India Institute of Medical Sciences|National University Hospital|National University of Singapore|National University Hospital|National University of Singapore|Sankara Nethralaya
asiapacific region bears significant global burden retinoblastoma rb therefore understanding rb asiapacific region important based year 2013 population estimates 43 3452 8099 children global burden rb lives 6 countries asiapacific region 1486 children india 1103 children china 277 children indonesia 260 children pakistan 184 children bangladesh 142 children philippines exists wide disparity technological socioeconomical within countries region resulting varied pattern clinical presentation survival varies challenges developing nations technological also social opportunities emerge research study understand socioeconomical aspects disease develop interventions relevant culturally feasible economically possible steps include disease education counselling universal screening highly subsidizedfree cost treatment low socioeconomic strata raising funds government nongovernmental organizations sensitization training manpower screening diagnosis treatment developing new specialized centers teleophthalmology services rb rb2013 rb4380993452614861103277260184142