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Inequality and inequity in eye health.
Community eye health, 2016 According to the 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, the global prevalence of blindness (age-standardised) has declined from 0.60% in 1990 to 0.47% in 2010. This seems to indicate that an increasing number of people have access to good eye health services.
Johannes Trimmel
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Investigation of the effect of online education on eye health in Covid-19 pandemic
International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2020 The aim of this research is to evaluate the effect of online education on eye health in Covid-19 pandemic and to present a new scale on this subject.
Huseyin Kaya
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Critical issues in implementing low vision care in the Asia-Pacific region
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Two-thirds of the world′s population with low vision resides in the Asia-Pacific region. Provision of comprehensive low vision services is important to improve vision-related quality of life (QoL) for people with this condition.
Peggy Pei-Chia Chiang +3 more
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The effect of Rheumatoid Arthritis on Eye Health [PDF]
Journal of Medical and Life Science, 2023 An autoimmune disease called rheumatoid arthritis (RA) mostly affects the joints, but it can also damage the skin, eyes, and lungs. RA patients can have dry, irritated, or gritty eyes. When the body's immune system unintentionally targets healthy tissues,
Zena Khalaf, Furqan Kadhim
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Aim : This paper intends to discuss the patients′ perspective on the determinants of primary eye care services from vision centers (VC) in rural India.
Vilas Kovai +2 more
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Causes, epidemiology, and long-term outcome of traumatic cataracts in children in rural India
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Purpose : To describe preoperative factors, long-term (>3 years) postoperative outcome and cost of traumatic cataracts in children in predominantly rural districts of western India.
Parikshit Gogate +4 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundOver one billion people worldwide live with avoidable blindness or vision impairment. Eye Health Programmes tackle this by providing screening, primary eye care, refractive correction, and referral to hospital eye services.
Asad Aslam Khan +12 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 ...
Bozzani, FM +11 more
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The challenges in improving outcome of cataract surgery in low and middle income countries
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally and surgery is the only known measure to deal with it effectively. Providing high quality cataract surgical services is critical if patients with cataract are to have their sight restored.
Robert Lindfield +3 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Background: In the final push toward the elimination of avoidable blindness, cataract occupies a position of eminence for the success of the Right to Sight initiative. Aims: Review existing situation and assess what monitoring indicators may be useful to
Gudlavalleti VS Murthy +3 more
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