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Proposed framework for the integration of refractive error services into the eye health ecosystem in Kenya via social enterprise [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe global burden of uncorrected refractive error demands for adoption of different approaches inclined towards scaling effective refractive error coverage.
Shadrack Muma +2 more
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Clinical and experimental optometry, 2021 Clinical relevance: Investigation of refractive errors amongst Swedish schoolchildren will help identify risk factors associated with myopia development.Background: Genetic and hereditary aspects have been linked with the development of myopia ...
P. Demir +5 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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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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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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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2023 Introduction: Refractive error is the inability of eyes to focus clearly on images. Visual impairment due to refractive error has a major impact on children's education and daily activities.
Govind Gurung, Krishna Kant Gupta
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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
Peter Baumbach +4 more
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Calculating the error in refractive error [PDF]
Eye, 2011 To demonstrate a quick way of calculating the optical difference between two refractions using vector analysis, and to express this as a score for examination purposes.An existing formula is applied, converted to a defocus equivalent, and then converted to a score.
R B Ellingham +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 IntroductionGlobally, the prevalence of refractive error was 12%, and visual impairment due to refractive error was 2.1%. In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment due to refractive error was 12.6% and 3.4 ...
Daniel Atlaw +15 more
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