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Effective refractive error coverage and quality gaps in Bhutan: evidence from rapid assessment of refractive error [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Uncorrected refractive errors (URE) and presbyopia are leading causes of visual impairment (VI) globally. Bhutan currently lacks population-based data on adult refractive error, hindering efforts to meet WHO’s 2030 targets for effective ...
Indra Prasad Sharma +3 more
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Prevalence of refractive error in Europe: the European Eye Epidemiology (E3) Consortium [PDF]
European Journal of Epidemiology, 2015 To estimate the prevalence of refractive error in adults across Europe. Refractive data (mean spherical equivalent) collected between 1990 and 2013 from fifteen population-based cohort and cross-sectional studies of the European Eye Epidemiology (E3 ...
Virginie J M Verhoeven +2 more
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Surgical Options for the Refractive Correction of Keratoconus: Myth or Reality [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 Keratoconus provides a decrease of quality of life to the patients who suffer from it. The treatment used as well as the method to correct the refractive error of these patients may influence on the impact of the disease on their quality of life.
L. Fernández-Vega-Cueto +6 more
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Refractive error maps: A predictive tool for refractive error progression. [PDF]
Ophthalmic Physiol OptAbstract Purpose To investigate the influence of axial length on different ocular parameters and create a predictive tool for refractive error progression. Methods Two eye models were used to simulate refractive ...
Debowy F, Pierscionek B.
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001 Recent data suggest that a large number of people are blind in different parts of the world due to high refractive error because they are not using appropriate refractive correction.
Dandona Rakhi, Dandona Lalit
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Contrast sensitivity before and after refractive error correction among refractive error patients in Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia 2023 [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Contrast sensitivity is an important measure of vision quality. Risk of falling injury is strongly associated with poor contrast sensitivity compared with poor near- and distance visual acuity.
Balcha Negese Kebede +2 more
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Improving Access to Refractive Services in Adults: A Health Examination Center-Based Model
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Purpose: To assess the potential of a health examination center-based screening model in improving service for uncorrected refractive error.Methods: Individuals aged ≥18 years undergoing the routine physical examinations at a tertiary hospital in the ...
Haishuang Lin +15 more
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Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2016 All over the world, refractive errors are among the most frequently occuring treatable distur - bances of visual function. Ametropias have a prevalence of nearly 70% among adults in Germany and are thus of great epidemiologic and socio-economic relevance.In the light of their own clinical experience, the authors review pertinent articles retrieved by a
Ulrich, Schiefer +4 more
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Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2023 Purpose: This study aimed to assess the agreement between topographic indices of healthy subjects and keratoconus (KCN) patients using a swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT CASIA2) versus a Scheimpflug camera (Pentacam). Methods: 40 eyes of
Hamed Ghassemi +5 more
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Distribution of refractive error among chinese primary school children in a rural area in Pahang, Malaysia [PDF]
Malaysian Family Physician, 2022 Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and status of refractive error among Chinese primary school children in a rural area in Pahang. Methods: This investigation entailed a cross-sectional retrospective study design involving case file ...
Rokiah Omar +3 more
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