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Community eye health, 2014 Human resource development (HRD) – the development of the people who deliver health care – has been identified as one of the key pillars of eye health delivery. HRD is one of the essential building blocks of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan: ‘Towards universal eye health’.
M Babar Qureshi
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The role of secondary level eye care teams in engaging with and supporting primary eye care [PDF]
, 2022 Primary eye health care teams have the potential to drastically reduce the burden on secondary level eye care teams and to improve access and quality of care for patients – provided they receive the support they ...
Patel, D
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The Accuracy of Accredited Glaucoma Optometrists in the Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendation for Glaucoma [PDF]
, 2007 Background/aims: To compare the diagnostic performance of accredited glaucoma optometrists (AGO) for both the diagnosis of, and decision to treat glaucoma with that of routine hospital eye care against a reference standard of expert opinion, i.e ...
Burr, J. +12 more
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Australian Nurse Engagement in Eye Care: A National Survey [PDF]
Clinical OphthalmologyHeather Machin,1,2 Mark Daniell,1,2 Lauren Entwistle,3 Clare Hafner,4 Anna MK Huigen,5 Harsimrat Kaur,2 Joanna McCulloch,4,6,7 Marina Osadchiy2 1Corneal Research Unit, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology, University of
Machin H +7 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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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Elective cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the NHS. In bilateral cataracts, the eye with greatest vision impairment from cataract is operated on first.
Jonathan Shepherd +9 more
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British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001 “History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.” Abba Eban, 1915– As ophthalmologists we tend to stick to what we know. We mostly use only four main groups of drugs that act on the eye—anti-infectives, anti-inflammatories, antiglaucoma medications, and lubricants—a limited formulary, but ...
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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 ...
Bozzani, FM +11 more
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Bilateral, Simultaneous, Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma in Pseudophakia Induced by Chlorthalidone
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2016 Purpose. To report two persons with acute, bilateral, and simultaneous angle closure glaucoma in pseudophakia secondary to uveal effusions induced by administration of chlorthalidone. Methods. Case reports. Results.
Indra Durai +4 more
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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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