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Educating Older African Americans about the Preventive Importance of Routine Comprehensive Eye Care [PDF]
Journal of the National Medical Association, 2008 Older African Americans have higher rates of vision impairment and lower utilization rates of comprehensive eye care, compared to Caucasians. InCHARGE is an eye health education program for this population that promotes prevention through the annual, dilated comprehensive eye examination.
Cynthia, Owsley +5 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the proportion and patterns of eye diseases observed among infants seen at two rural eye care centers in South India. Methods: A retrospective review of case records of infants seen between January 1, 2017 and
Mayank Jain +4 more
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Blindness and visual impairment due to age-related cataract in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of recent population-based studies. [PDF]
, 2013 AIM: We aimed to evaluate age-related cataract as a contributor to blindness and visual impairment (VI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: A systematic review of population-based studies published between 2000 and October 2012.
Sherwin, Justin C +2 more
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BRAIN TUMOR CARE THROUGH THE PATIENT'S EYES -- THE VALUE OF A COMPREHENSIVE BRAIN TUMOR CENTER [PDF]
Neuro-Oncology, 2014 BACKGROUND: (blind field). METHODS: Surveys of patients, caregivers and health care providers were performed by us and others to help identify the patient experience and the suggested means to provide support and improve quality of life. The people and processes needed to provide a comprehensive and supportive experience are discussed.
M. L. Rosenblum +5 more
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Case Reports in Medicine, 2016 Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) is a key challenge in geriatric dementia care. A multimodal comprehensive care methodology, Humanitude, with eye contact, verbal communication, and touch as its elements, was provided
Miwako Honda +4 more
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The roles of sex and gender in women’s eye health disparities in the United States
Biology of Sex Differences, 2021 Background In the United States, women are at a higher risk of developing vision impairment or a serious eye disease (such as age-related macular degeneration, thyroid eye disease, or chronic dry eye disease) than men.
Irene O. Aninye +8 more
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An overview on Paediatric Low Vision and Rehabilitation
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Eye-care services must be comprehensive, encompassing eye-health promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Integration of eye healthcare services into general healthcare systems is vital for the Global Action Plan to meet its Universal Eye ...
Souvik Manna +3 more
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American Journal of Operations Research, 2015 Sigma Quality Levels are statistical indices that can play an important role in establishment of more reliable and robust surgical processes. This article aims to highlight the value of interpreting sigma levels as a modern means of both the efficiency and success rate of nine different type of eye surgery processes involved.
İbrahim Şahbaz +3 more
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Screening older people for impaired vision [PDF]
A systematic review of trials about screening older people for visual impairment found no evidence that screening improved vision. We undertook a new trial nested within a larger cluster randomised trial of multidimensional ...
Smeeth, Liam
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Ophthalmology and TherapyIntroduction This phase 3, multicenter, sham procedure/placebo-controlled, double-masked, randomized clinical trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of oxygen-enriched epithelium-on corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for the treatment of keratoconus ...
Kenneth A. Beckman +9 more
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