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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., Jones, L., Masood, I., Shah, P., Sii, F., Taylor, D. J.   +5 more
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Co-Create Solutions: Innovate or Evaporate: the Value Driven PMO [PDF]

, 2019
Project Management Offices (PMOs) are commonplace in today’s technology-driven healthcare organizations. This case study is about a Middle Eastern PMO that was instrumental in opening a greenfield hospital and optimizing the services provided by the ...
Langston, Craig Ashley, Sherlock, Gareth, Skulmoski, Gregory James   +2 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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The monoamine stabilizer OSU6162 has anxiolytic-like properties and reduces voluntary alcohol intake in a genetic rat model of depression

Scientific Reports, 2021
Alcohol use disorders (AUD) often co-occur with anxiety and depressive disorders, and anxiety often drives relapse during alcohol abstinence. Optimal AUD pharmacotherapies may thus need to target both excessive alcohol intake and elevated anxiety ...
Philippe A. Melas, Malin Wirf, Helder André, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Aleksander A. Mathé, Pia Steensland   +5 more
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"Planning eye health services in Varamin district, Iran: a cross-sectional study". [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: A recent survey of avoidable blindness in Varamin District, Iran, identified moderately high levels of visual impairment (10%) and blindness (1.5%) in people >50 years.
Ahmadieh, Hamid, Akbarian, Shadi, Blanchet, Karl, Burton, Matthew J, Hosseini, Sara, Katibeh, Marzieh   +5 more
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The Perceived Needs and Availability of Eye Care Services for Older Adults in Long-term Care Facilities

Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2014
Background The objective was to evaluate the eye care services offered to older residents living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Methods A questionnaire targeting residents aged ≥65 years was sent to all LTCFs in Quebec.
Hélène Kergoat, Hélène Boisjoly, Ellen E. Freeman, Johanne Monette, Sylvie Roy, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat   +5 more
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Future requirements for and supply of ophthalmologists for an aging population in Singapore [PDF]

, 2015
#### Background Singapore’s population, as that of many other countries, is aging; this is likely to lead to an increase in eye diseases and the demand for eye care.
Ansah, J.P. (John), Bayer, S. (Steffen), Jayabaskar, T. (Thiyagarajan), Koh, V. (Victoria), Korne, D.F. (Dirk) de, Lamoureux, E.L. (Ecosse), Lew, N. (Nicola), Matchar, D.B. (David), Pan, C. (Chong), Phua, A. (Andrew), Quek, D. (Desmond)   +10 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, Blanchet, K, Bozzani, FM, Bozzani, FM, Griffiths, UK, Griffiths, UK, Schmidt, E, Schmidt, E   +7 more
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Improving eye care services with a lean approach [PDF]

Acta Ophthalmologica, 2018
AbstractPurposeEffective provision of eye care services in government‐financed hospitals is essential to balance the discrepancy between growing demand and limited resources. We aimed to improve efficiency of the treatment protocol for Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
Hippala Heli, Laine Ilkka, Lindholm Juha-Matti, Ylinen Petteri, Tuuminen Raimo, Hippala Heli, Laine Ilkka, Lindholm Juha-Matti, Ylinen Petteri, Tuuminen Raimo   +9 more
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Adapted motivational interviewing to improve the uptake of treatment for glaucoma in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease associated with irreversible visual loss. In Africa, glaucoma patients often present late, with very advanced disease.
A Ashaye, A Lam, A Lawan, AE Omoti, AM Agbeja-Baiyeroju, AP Rotchford, AT Giorgis, B Lundahl, BL Burke, Clare Gilbert, CT Ntim-Amponsah, DA Lee, DT La, G Smedslund, H Waterman, HA Quigley, J Lacey, JD Verrey, Jennifer Evans, Jim McCambridge, KP Balo, L Mitcheson, M Kroese, M Mafwiri, MC Leske, MM Abdull, Mohammed M Abdull, N Anand, PF Cook, PJ Foster, RA Charalel, RS Ramrattan, S Rollnick, S Vistamehr, SA Vernon, T Moyers, T Munder, T Wykes, TC Montreuil, The AGIS Investigators, WR Miller, WR Miller   +41 more
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