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Response of L V Prasad Eye Institute to COVID-19 outbreak in India: experience at its tertiary eye care centre and adoption to its Eye Health Pyramid [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
AIM: To summarize the experience of response to COVID-19 outbreak at a tertiary eye care institute and its network of health facilities in India.
Rohit C Khanna   +11 more
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Knowledge and Awareness of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy among Patients Seeking Eye Care Services in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose. To assess the knowledge and awareness of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy among ophthalmic patients in Madang. Materials and Methods. This was a hospital-based study conducted at Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic in Papua New Guinea.
Bismark Owusu-Afriyie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bilateral cataract surgery in a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata): A case report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2021
A 7.5‐year‐old intact male Japanese macaque was presented for evaluation of vision loss. After a complete ophthalmic examination, the patient was diagnosed with hypermature cataract in both eyes. After the cataract surgery, it was able to locate food and
Yukihiro Miwa   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seeing you through London 2012: eye care at the Paralympics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background The provision of eye care services for competitors and support teams is integral to the modern Olympic Games. The eye clinic for the London 2012 Paralympic Games employed a multidisciplinary team of eye care professionals using state-of-the ...
D'Ath, P., Thomson, W., Wilson, C. M.
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Mumbai metropolitan region eye care facility survey: Mumbai Eye Disease Study (MEDiS) report #1

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Purpose: To examine the eye care practice in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Methods: This study consisted of primary and secondary research conducted in five zones of MMR.
Taraprasad Das   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of immune response genes in human corneal epithelial cells interacting with Aspergillus flavus conidia

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2022
Background Aspergillus flavus, one of the causative agents of human fungal keratitis, can be phagocytosed by human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells and the conidia containing phagosomes mature into phagolysosomes.
Divya Arunachalam   +7 more
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Exploring the barriers for eye care among transgenders and commercial sex workers in Pune, Maharashtra

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Purpose: To explore all possible barriers faced by transgenders (TG) and commercial sex workers (CSW) in accessing eye care in Pune city in western India. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted at a tertiary eye care center in Pune.
Sucheta Kulkarni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Activation of the Alternative Pathway of Complement System in Mycotic Keratitis Patient Tear

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium solani are the predominant causative agents of mycotic keratitis in the tropical part of the world. Tear proteins play a major role in the innate immune response against these fungal infections as has been shown by the ...
Mohammed Razeeth Shait Mohammed   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behaviour of indigenous women in Saskatoon, Canada

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021
Diabetes is a public health challenge in Canada with a disproportionate number of Indigenous people, especially women, living with diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes ocular complication and a common cause of blindness in Canadian adults.
Valerie Umaefulam, Kalyani Premkumar
doaj   +1 more source

Health systems analysis of eye care services in Zambia: evaluating progress towards VISION 2020 goals. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: VISION 2020 is a global initiative launched in 1999 to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. The objective of this study was to undertake a situation analysis of the Zambian eye health system and assess VISION 2020 process indicators on ...
Blanchet, K   +7 more
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