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Modernizing and expanding universal eye care coverage after VISION 2020
Voices in Bioethics, 2020 Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash INTRODUCTION On February 18, 1999, the World Health Organization launched VISION 2020 to eliminate preventable, treatable blindness by 2020.[1] Today, low-income nations continue to lack access to prevention-based
Megan Yu
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The Only Eye Study (OnES): a qualitative study of surgeon experiences of only eye surgery and recommendations for patient safety [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE: Performing surgery on patients with only one seeing-eye, where complications may result in catastrophic vision loss, presents unique challenges for the ophthalmic care team.
Crabb, D. P. +5 more
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Seeing you through London 2012: eye care at the Paralympics [PDF]
, 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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Eye care in the intensive care unit [PDF]
Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2018 Ocular surface disease is common in the intensive care population with 20–42% of patients developing corneal epithelial defects. The ocular surface is normally protected by the ability to produce tears, to blink and to close the eyes with rest or sleep.
Benjamin J Hearne +3 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 The effectiveness of eye care service delivery is often dependant on how the different stakeholders are aligned. These stakeholders range from the ministries of health who have the capacity to grant government subsidies for eye care, down to the primary healthcare workers who can be enrolled to screen for basic eye diseases. Advocacy is a tool that can
Thulasiraj Ravilla, Dhivya Ramasamy
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Aqueous Humor Outflow Structure and Function Imaging At the Bench and Bedside: A Review. [PDF]
, 2016 Anterior segment glaucoma clinical care and research has recently gained new focus because of novel imaging modalities and the advent of angle-based surgical treatments. Traditional investigation drawn to the trabecular meshwork now emphasizes the entire
Huang, Alex S +2 more
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F1000Research, 2018 Background: The ocular surface is separated by a thin layer of tear film from outdoor air pollutants making individuals exposed to outdoor air pollution prone to various ocular surface disorders.
Nabin Paudel +5 more
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Health systems analysis of eye care services in Zambia: evaluating progress towards VISION 2020 goals. [PDF]
, 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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TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2021 Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward eye care among ophthalmology postgraduate of Karnataka in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
M S Mashitha +3 more
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Systematic review of the appropriateness of eye care delivery in eye care practice [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2019 Health care systems are continually being reformed, however care improvement and intervention effectiveness are often assumed, not measured. This paper aimed to review findings from published studies about the appropriateness of eye care delivery, using existing published evidence and/or experts' practice and to describe the methods used to measure ...
Fiona Stapleton +13 more
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