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 +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 +2 more
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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 +3 more
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Assessment of pediatric eye care services in health facilities in the Ashanti region of Ghana [PDF]
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineBackground: Childhood visual impairment is an important public health concern considering the social, emotional and economic consequences. Lack of access to eye care services contributes to this growing problem.
Elizabeth M. Akpakli +2 more
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Cost-effectiveness of eye care services in Zambia. [PDF]
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2014 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery and refractive error/presbyopia correction in Zambia. METHODS: Primary data on costs and health related quality of life were collected in a prospective cohort study of 170 cataract and 113
Bozzani, Fiammetta M +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Environmental sustainability in eye-care services. [PDF]
Rom J Ophthalmol, 2023 Gheorghe CM.
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Barriers to the uptake of eye care services: A cross-sectional survey from rural and urban communities. [PDF]
PLoS ONEPurposeTo 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 +4 more
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Utilization of Secondary Eye Care Services in Western Kenya. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2019 Background: Eye care provision is currently insufficient to meet the population’s eye health needs in Kenya. Many people remain unnecessarily visually impaired or at risk of becoming so due to treatable or preventable conditions. A lack of access and awareness of services are key barriers, in large part due to their being too few eye care providers in ...
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Regional eye care survey: An essential prerequisite for an overall betterment of eye care services. [PDF]
Indian J Ophthalmol, 2023 Venkatachalam K, Heralgi MM.
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