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Health Insurance Coverage and Use of Eye Care Services [PDF]

Archives of Ophthalmology, 2008
To compare realized access or use of eye care services in adults with self-reported vision problems in Canada and the United States.Using the Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health, we examined the differences in use of eye care services in 2018 Canadian respondents and 2930 American respondents with self-reported vision problems.
Xinzhi, Zhang, Paul P, Lee, Theodore J, Thompson, Sanjay, Sharma, Lawrence, Barker, Linda S, Geiss, Giuseppina, Imperatore, Edward W, Gregg, Xuanping, Zhang, Jinan B, Saaddine   +9 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Alternate eye care services in a Ghanaian district

Ghana Medical Journal, 2006
To determine eye care services sought outside the regular hospital system and their providers.Akwapim South districtQuestionnaire survey and in depth interviews.We recruited 1,537 persons with a previous history of eye disease and alternate service providers (21 chemical shop attendants and 55 herbalists).
Ntim-Amponsah, CT, Amoaku, WMK, Ofosu-Amaah, S   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Risk factors for glaucoma in nanophthalmos – a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Ophthalmology
Background Nanophthalmos, a rare ocular condition characterized by small but structurally normal eyes, presents a high risk for developing angle-closure glaucoma and related complications.
Sharmila Rajendrababu, Tos T. J. M. Berendschot, Vijayalakshmi A. Senthilkumar, Balasubramaniam Niranjana, Mythiri Rao, Udhayakumar Maghalakshmi, Mani Iswarya, Thandavarayan Kumaragurupari, Selvaraj Jerrome, Carroll A. B. Webers   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho, Rebecca Schmitt, Aneesha Dasgupta, Alexandra Ducharme, Jason Doles   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of ocular biometric parameters between nanophthalmos and primary angle closure disease: a cross-sectional comparative study

BMC Ophthalmology
Purpose To compare the ocular biometric parameters between eyes with nanophthalmos and primary angle closure disease (PACD). Methods This was a cross-sectional, comparative hospital-based study.
Sharmila Rajendrababu, Tos TJM Berendschot, Vijayalakshmi A. Senthilkumar, Udhayakumar Maghalakshmi, Mythri Krishnamurthy Rao, Balagiri Sundar, Carroll Andre Bertha Webers   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and practices of eye health professionals about the availability and accessibility of child eye care services in the public sector in Swaziland

African Vision and Eye Health, 2019
Background: International and African rights instruments stipulate that children have the right to access quality general and eye health care. Lack of access to quality eye care can have a significant negative impact on the child, family and society in ...
Velibanti Sukati, Vanessa R. Moodley, Khathutshelo P. Mashige   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Requirements for Driving and Perceived Barriers to Accessing Eye Care Services; a Comparative Study of Government and Commercial Drivers in Southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Satisfactory driving and eye tests at accredited centers by national traffic regulatory agencies are prerequisites for issuance of driver's license.
Adefisoye Oluwaseun Adewole, Abiodun Oladejo Egwuenu, Simeon Whenayon Ajisegiri, Adeleye Abiodun Adeomi, Oluwatosin Adediran Adeoye, Moses Katbi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profound Leadership Strategies: Transcending the Leadership Crisis in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the evolving role of organizational leadership amidst the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). It explores a broadly experienced and documented crisis in leadership, due in part to the disruptive nature of AI and emerging technology.
Rachel Wlodarsky, Davin Carr Chellman
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of primary eye care services for children in the Ashanti region of Ghana

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: One of the strategies to improve access to eye care services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is to integrate such services into primary health care (PHC).
Elizabeth M. Akpakli, Alvin J. Munsamy, Nishanee Rampersad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source