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Strengthening retina eye care services in Nepal: retina eye care of Nepal project [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Retinal diseases are very difficult to treat. So, early diagnoses and preventions are very important. But, few eye doctors can treat patients with retinal diseases in Nepal.
Arjun Shrestha, Chunu Shrestha, Pratap Karki, Hara Maya Gurung, Takeshi Naito   +4 more
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A situational analysis of eye care services in Swaziland [PDF]

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2018
Compared to other African countries, Swaziland performs the worst in terms of providing eye health care services. A priority goal of the World Health Organization (WHO) is to alleviate childhood blindness, particularly in low-income countries such as ...
Velibanti Nhlanhla Sukati, Vannesa Raquel Moodley, Khathutshelo Percy Mashige   +2 more
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Environmental sustainability in eye-care services. [PDF]

Rom J Ophthalmol, 2023
Gheorghe CM.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Models for Primary Eye Care Services in India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2015
Blindness and visual impairment continues to be a major public health problem in India. Availability and easy access to primary eye care services is essential for elimination of avoidable blindness. ′Vision 2020: The Right to Sight - India′ envisaged the
Vasundhra Misra, Praveen Vashist, Sumit Malhotra, Sanjeev K Gupta   +3 more
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Utilisation of public eye care services by the rural community residents in the Capricorn district, Limpopo Province, South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2012
Background: Visual impairment and blindness are major health problems worldwide, especially in the rural and remote areas of developing countries. Utilisation of eye care services is essential to reduce the burden of visual impairment and blindness, and ...
Mologadi D. Ntsoane, Olalekan A. Oduntan, Benjamin L. Mpolokeng   +2 more
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Experiences and perceptions of undergraduate optometry students towards public eye care services in South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2023
Background: Public eye care services in South Africa are relatively underdeveloped. This is, in part, due to optometry services historically being private sector-focussed, as well as a lack of ophthalmologists in the country.
Noxolo L. Zulu, Diane van Staden
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Vision-Related Quality of Life of Older People in Tehran and their Access and Utilization of Eye Care Services [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022
Background: Access to and utilization of eye care services may improve vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) of older people. This study aimed to evaluate the VRQoL of older adults and its associations with access to and utilization of eye care ...
Sara Bigdeli, Mohammad Arab, Moeen Hadian, Maryam Tajvar   +3 more
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Barriers to the uptake of eye care services: A cross-sectional survey from rural and urban communities. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
PurposeTo explore the barriers to the uptake of eye care services in urban and rural communities in Papua New Guinea.MethodsThis was a population-based cross-sectional descriptive study and involved multi-stage sampling.
Bismark Owusu-Afriyie, Nancy Peter, Felix Ivihi, Issac Kopil, Theresa Gende   +4 more
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Provision of eye care services and interventions in care homes: a narrative synthesis review. [PDF]

Eur Geriatr Med, 2023
Ma N, Low S, Hasan S, Banna S, Patel S, Kalsi T.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

A systemic review of barriers to accessing paediatric eye care services in African countries. [PDF]

Afr Health Sci, 2021
Alrasheed SH.
europepmc   +3 more sources