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Portuguese Journal of Public Health, 2023 Introduction: Refractive error is a public health concern and even with relatively simple and cost-effective interventions it remains usually outside national health services (NHSs) not ensuring universal health coverage.
Vera L. Alves Carneiro +1 more
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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 +5 more
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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. +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 +5 more
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Mixed methods evaluation of a primary eye care training programme for primary health workers in Morogoro Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: There are 285 million people with visual impairment (VI) worldwide including 39 million who are blind; 15 % of those with VI live in Africa, and around 80 % of VI is preventable or treatable with the right equipment, information and skills ...
Gilbert, Clare Elizabeth +4 more
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A review of factors influencing the utilization of eye care services
African Vision and Eye Health, 2010 Visual impairment (low vision and blindness) is a major health concern all over the world. Three main reasons for the high prevalence of visual impairment are non-availability, non-accessibility andnon-affordability of eye care services.
M. D. Ntsoane, O. A. Oduntan
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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) +10 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 +9 more
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Effectiveness of UK optometric enhanced eye care services: a realist review of the literature [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: UK demographic and legislative changes combined with increasing burdens on National Health Service manpower and budgets have led to extended roles for community optometrists providing locally-commissioned enhanced optometric services (EOS). This
Baker, H. +4 more
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Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2015 Trachoma is responsible for the visual impairment of about two million people worldwide, out of which a majority are irreversibly blind. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and eye care seeking practices of the community regarding
Arthur S. Ng'etich +3 more
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