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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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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, Mrunali Mohan Dhavalikar, Chandran Prem Anand, Venkatraman Ganesh, Ramaswami Krishnadas   +4 more
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Expression of immune response genes in human corneal epithelial cells interacting with Aspergillus flavus conidia

BMC 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, Shruthi Mahalakshmi Ramanathan, Athul Menon, Lekshmi Madhav, Gopalakrishna Ramaswamy, Venkatesh Prajna Namperumalsamy, Lalitha Prajna, Dharmalingam Kuppamuthu   +7 more
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Dry eye disease: identification and therapeutic strategies for primary care clinicians and clinical specialists

Annals medicus, 2022
Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disorder characterized by loss of tear film homeostasis with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 5% to 50%.
J. Sheppard, Bridgitte Shen Lee, L. Periman   +2 more
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Data set for the mass spectrometry based exoproteome analysis of Aspergillus flavus isolates

Data in Brief, 2015
Aspergillus flavus is one of the predominant causative organisms of mycotic keratitis in tropical parts of the world. Extracellular proteins are the earliest proteins that come in contact with the host and have a role in the infection process ...
Ramu Muthu Selvam, Rathnavel Nithya, Palraj Narmatha Devi, R.S. Bhuvana Shree, Murugesan Valar Nila, Naveen Luke Demonte, Chitra Thangavel, Jayapal Jeya Maheshwari, Prajna Lalitha, Namperumalsamy Venkatesh Prajna, Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam   +10 more
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Multimorbidity and multi-disability among the elderly in residential care in India: the Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES)

Scientific Reports, 2022
We report prevalence and risk factors for multimorbidity and multi-disability among elderly people in residential care in the Hyderabad region in South India. In total, 1182 elderly (aged ≥ 60) participants were examined in 41 homes for the aged centres.
Srinivas Marmamula, Thirupathi Reddy Kumbham, Rahul Shidhaye, Satya Brahmanandam Modepalli, Navya Rekha Barrenkala, Ratnakar Yellapragada, Jill Keeffe   +6 more
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Assessing the painful, uninflamed eye in primary care [PDF]

, 2015
We acknowledge the important contributions of Professor Amada J Lee, University of Aberdeen, Division of Statistics, for assistance with analysing the data from the patient survey.
Dick, Andrew, Forrester, John V., Kuffova, Lucia   +2 more
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Big data and the eyeSmart electronic medical record system - An 8-year experience from a three-tier eye care network in India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Purpose: To assess the demographic details and distribution of ocular disorders in patients presenting to a three-tier eye care network in India using electronic medical record (EMR) systems across an 8-year period using big data analytics. Methods: An 8-
A. Das, Priyanka Kammari, Ranganath Vadapalli, S. Basu   +3 more
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Telemedicine Screening for Eye Disease [PDF]

, 2015
Importance Telemedicine is a useful clinical method to extend health care to patients with limited access. Minimal information exists on the subsequent effect of telemedicine activities on eye care resources.
Kroenke, Kurt
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Eye care services and benefits paid by medical schemes in South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2023
Background: Vision impairment (VI) affects people worldwide, and demographic factors like age are significantly linked to VI. Routine eye exams and other eye care treatments can detect and prevent common eye illnesses.
Michael M. Willie
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