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SightLife and Elimination of Corneal Blindness

2021
Over the last 50 years, since its start as the Lions Sight Conservation Foundation, SightLife has grown from a local eye bank serving patients and surgeons in Washington State, USA, to become one of the world’s largest eye banks and global health organizations dedicated to eliminating corneal blindness by 2040.
Josie Noah, Patrick Emery, Shubhi Sood, Anurag Taneja, Samara Andrade, Lorraine Misquith   +5 more
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Etiology of Global Corneal Blindness and Current Practices of Corneal Transplantation: A Focused Review

Cornea, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this focused review was to explore the etiologies of corneal blindness worldwide and compare them with the indications and type of keratoplasties (eg, full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty, anterior lamellar keratoplasty, or endothelial keratoplasty) performed. Methods:
Priya M Mathews, Esen K Akpek, Anthony J Aldave   +2 more
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An Overview on Etiology of Corneal Blindness

2021
Aim: To screen for people with corneal blindness, to identify the etiology and to assess the risk factors for corneal blindness in Puducherry Union Territory. Materials and Methods: About Fifty patients with corneal opacity and with the visual acuity less than 6/60 clinically, aging between five years to eighty years were enrolled for this study.
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World Corneal Blindness

2019
Corneal blindness is the fourth leading cause of global blindness according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Infectious etiologies like trachoma and onchocerciasis continue to be principal causes of corneal blindness, in addition to infectious keratitis and traumatic injuries.
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Measles, Corneal Ulceration and Childhood Blindness: Prevention and Treatment

Tropical Doctor, 1988
La cecite chez l'enfant est relativement frequente dans les PVD avec une frequence de 1‰ a l'âge prescolaire. Les principales causes sont passees en revue.
A, Foster, G J, Johnson
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Corneal blindnesses in tropical environment.

Revue internationale du trachome et de pathologie oculaire tropicale et subtropicale et de sante publique : organe de la Ligue contre le trachome avec la collaboration de l'International Organization against Trachoma et des organisation..., 1992
Corneal blindnesses make up a main public health problem in numerous developing countries where they constitute a sign of low sanitary level. The main diseases which cause corneal blindnesses are: Trachoma. Xerophthalmia. Measles. Corneal ulcerations and keratitis. Onchocercosis. Neonatorum ophthalmia. Leprosy. Injuries.
J F, Maurin, G, Cornand
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[Corneal blindness in tropical areas].

Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial, 2000
Corneal disease is the second most common cause of blindness in tropical countries after cataract. It mainly strikes children who are exposed to numerous infectious agents against which they are unprotected due to the absence of basic health care. In high risk groups, the incidence of childhood corneal-related blindness is more than 20 times higher ...
J F, Maurin, J P, Renard, O, Ahmedou, F, Bidaux, Y, Dordain, J, Pariselle, F, Froussart, C, Dot, J C, Rigal-Sastourne   +8 more
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The Role of Keratoprosthesis in the Treatment of Corneal Blindness

2019
The Boston Keratoprosthesis is the most widely used artificial cornea or keratoprosthesis. It is a treatment option for corneal disease not amenable to standard penetrating keratoplasty. Continued advances in design and superior postoperative care have resulted in improved outcomes and an exponential increase in the use of the device in the last decade.
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[Corneal blindness in Tunisia: prevalence and causes].

Revue internationale du trachome et de pathologie oculaire tropicale et subtropicale et de sante publique : organe de la Ligue contre le trachome avec la collaboration de l'International Organization against Trachoma et des organisation..., 1992
The authors are investigating cases of corneal blindness in Tunisia. In the rural areas of the southern part of Tunisia, the corneal blindness is the second cause for sight loss and is responsible for almost 25% of the cases of blindness. In areas where preventive blindness programs have been set up, the prevalence rate of blindness caused by corneal ...
M T, Daghfous, S, Ayed, F, Daghfous, A, Debbiche, M, Kamoun   +4 more
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Corneal blindness: a global problem

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2014
Dana, Robaei, Stephanie, Watson
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