
A very important consideration for eye care clinics and programs in developing nations is whether the services provided to the community can become financially sustainable in a reasonable period of time. As there has been many resources dedicated to evaluating programs in their specific areas and making a plan for the long term success, we encourage use of organizations that may be able to provide this invaluable advice and insight such as the International Eye Foundation or CBMI.
In addition, there are many good articles addressing the primary issues which have been published. See this article as an example of how LV Prasad addressed this issue.
In this section we encourage our users to share their pearls for how to achieve financial sustainability with the community.