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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 ...
Bozzani, FM, Griffiths, Ulla Kou, Elena Schmidt, Schmidt, E, Bozzani, Fiammetta Maria, Schmidt, Elena, Ulla Kou Griffiths, Griffiths, UK, Fiammetta Maria Bozzani, Blanchet, K, Blanchet, Karl, Karl Blanchet   +11 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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Characteristics of eye care practices with managed care contracts [PDF]

, 2002
Objectives: To describe the variation in practice structure, financial arrangements, and utilization and quality management systems for eye care practices with managed care contracts. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey of 88 group and 56 solo eye care
Wickstrom, Steven L., Solomon, Matthew D., Lee, Paul P., Mangione, Carol M., Adams, John L., Kapur, Kanika, Escarce, José J.   +6 more
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Analysis of Eye Care Services in Yemen [PDF]

Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal, 2017
Purpose: The objective of this study was to undertake an analysis of the eye care services situation in Yemen and to assess ophthalmic human resources, eye units' ownership and ophthalmic equipments. Methods: Eye care providers were surveyed by a standardized questionnaire which was sent to the 184 eye units in governmental, university, military ...
Saleh A. Al-Akily, Mutahar Y. Al-Shaer, Mahfouth A. Bamashmus, Abdulmoghni O. Al-Barrag, Tawfik K. Alkhatib, Hisham A. Al-Akhlee   +5 more
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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
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Elective cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the NHS. In bilateral cataracts, the eye with greatest vision impairment from cataract is operated on first.
Jonathan Shepherd, Frampton, Geoff, Geoff Frampton, Petra Harris, Harris, Petra, Andrew Lotery, Keith Cooper, Cooper, Keith, Shepherd, Jonathan, Lotery, Andrew J.   +9 more
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“Doctor my eyes”: A natural experiment on the demand for eye care services [PDF]

Social Science & Medicine, 2016
Preventive health care is promoted by many organisations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to regional and national governments. The degree of cost-sharing between individuals and the health care service affects preventive service use. For instance, out-of-pocket fees that are paid by individuals for curative services reduce preventive care ...
Dickey, H, Ikenwilo, D, Norwood, P, Watson, Verity, Zangelidis, A   +4 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and eye care seeking practices regarding trachoma in Central Division of Kajiado County, Kenya

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, Claudio Owino, Ahmad Juma, Kevin N. Khisa   +3 more
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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