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Turning the tide of corneal blindness
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Corneal diseases represent the second leading cause of blindness in most developing world countries. Worldwide, major investments in public health infrastructure and primary eye care services have built a strong foundation for preventing future corneal ...
Matthew S Oliva +2 more
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Corneal blindness: prevention, treatment and rehabilitation
Community Eye Health Journal, 2009 Blindness from corneal disease is a major ophthalmic public health problem. There are three important elements to addressing corneal blindness: prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Matthew J Burton
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Prevalence and associated factors of corneal blindness in Ningxia in northwest China
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 AIM:To describe the prevalence and demographic characteristics of corneal blindness in an urban and rural region of Ningxia, located in the northwest part of China.METHODS:A stratified, randomized sampling procedure was employed in the study, including ...
Xun-Lun Sheng +11 more
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Keratoprostheses for corneal blindness: a review of contemporary devices [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2015 According to the World Health Organization, globally 4.9 million are blind due to corneal pathology. Corneal transplantation is successful and curative of the blindness for a majority of these cases. However, it is less successful in a number of diseases that produce corneal neovascularization, dry ocular surface and recurrent inflammation, or ...
Avadhanam,Venkata +2 more
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Corneal blindness: a global perspective
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001 Diseases affecting the cornea are a major cause of blindness worldwide, second only to cataract in overall importance. The epidemiology of corneal blindness is complicated and encompasses a wide variety of infectious and inflammatory eye diseases that ...
Whitcher John P. +2 more
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Preventing corneal blindness: working with communities.
Community eye health, 2009 Preventing corneal blindness in the community involves action by the community itself, as well as actions by government and non-governmental organisations in the form of health and development services. In order to be effective, eye health workers need to understand how all of the above can work together.
Hannah Faal
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AAV Gene Therapy for MPS1-associated Corneal Blindness [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2016 AbstractAlthough cord blood transplantation has significantly extended the lifespan of mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS1) patients, over 95% manifest cornea clouding with about 50% progressing to blindness. As corneal transplants are met with high rejection rates in MPS1 children, there remains no treatment to prevent blindness or restore vision in ...
Vance, Melisa +10 more
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Limitations and advances in new treatments and future perspectives of corneal blindness. [PDF]
Arq Bras Oftalmol, 2021 This review is intended to describe the therapeutic approaches for corneal blindness, detailing the steps and elements involved in corneal wound healing.
Antunes-Foschini R +9 more
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Causes of Blindness in Adults in Southern Turkey According to Health Committee Reports [PDF]
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2021 Objectives:To reveal the causes of blindness in patients who applied to the medical board of a hospital serving the Southeastern Anatolian region of Turkey.Materials and Methods:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 340 bilaterally blind patients ...
Mine Karahan +1 more
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Preventing corneal blindness caused by keratitis using artificial intelligence. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2021 Keratitis is the main cause of corneal blindness worldwide, but most vision loss caused by keratitis can be avoidable via early detection and treatment, which are challenging in resource-limited settings.
Li Z +8 more
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