"Planning eye health services in Varamin district, Iran: a cross-sectional study". [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2015 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. This study aimed to define current provision, identify gaps and suggest practical solutions for improving eye health services in this area.The World Health Organization (WHO) framework ...
Katibeh M +5 more
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Research about eye health and eye health services in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: a scoping reviewResearch in context [PDF]
The Lancet Regional Health. Western PacificSummary: Background: We aimed to summarise the extent and nature of published research about eye health and eye health services in Pacific Island Countries and Territories since 1980.
Lisa M. Hamm +12 more
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Vision impairment and differential access to eye health services in Aotearoa New Zealand: protocol for a scoping review [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Introduction In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori and Pacific people experience worse health outcomes compared with other New Zealanders. No population-based eye health survey has been conducted, and eye health services do not generate routine monitoring ...
Matire Harwood +5 more
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Utilisation of eye health services and compliance with spectacles wear among community school adolescents: a mixed-methods study from Bagmati province of Nepal [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjectives This study aims to determine the factors influencing eye care service utilisation and compliance with spectacles wear among school students.Design Mixed-methods study.Setting 27 community schools from 6 districts of Bagmati province of Nepal ...
Rajan Shrestha +6 more
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Eye Health and Eye Health Services in Nepal
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2019 Background: This study was conducted to identify knowledge, attitude and practice of the public in relation to eye health and to assess their knowledge of eye health seeking behaviour.
Sailesh Kumar Mishra +6 more
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Accessibility of and barriers to the use of eye health services in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana [PDF]
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineBackground: There is a high prevalence of vision impairment and blindness in Africa. The poor access to eye health services, among other barriers, has been found to have a considerable effect on the burden of avoidable vision loss and blindness ...
Eunice A. Frempong, Diane W. Van Staden
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Assessment of human resource for eye health services in Southern Ethiopia. [PDF]
Hum Resour HealthAbstract Background Human resources in eye health are critical to significant reductions in blindness and low vision on a global and regional scale. Blindness and visual impairment affect the quality of life, poverty rates, and employment and educational opportunities of people with visual impairment.
Mehari Z, Nariani A.
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Improving access to refractive and eye health services
Community Eye Health Journal, 2016 Avoidable blindness and vision impairment affects 741 million people worldwide. Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is the major cause, accounting for 84% of all cases, or 625 million people. Despite URE being easily detected, measured and corrected, many
Luigi Bilotto +5 more
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From Aid Dependency to Self‐Reliance: Lessons From Sierra Leone and Rwanda's Strategies for Eliminating Preventable Blindness in Africa: A Perspective Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Preventable blindness remains a leading cause of disability in low‐income countries (LICs), with 91.5% of cases in Sierra Leone and 83.9% in Rwanda considered avoidable.
Babatunde Ismail Bale +5 more
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Assessment of pediatric eye care services in health facilities in the Ashanti region of Ghana [PDF]
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineBackground: Childhood visual impairment is an important public health concern considering the social, emotional and economic consequences. Lack of access to eye care services contributes to this growing problem.
Elizabeth M. Akpakli +2 more
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