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Prevalence and predictors of refractive error and spectacle coverage in Nakuru, Kenya: a cross-sectional, population-based study.

, 2013
A cross-sectional study was undertaken in Nakuru, Kenya to assess the prevalence of refractive error and the spectacle coverage in a population aged ≥50 years.
Bastawrous, Andrew, Foster, Allen, Kuper, Hannah, Mathenge, Wanjiku   +3 more
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Management of Residual Refractive Error after Cataract Phacoemulsification. Part 1. Keratorefractive Approaches

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2017
The review presents an analysis of the literature data on the methods of surgical correction of residual refractive error after cataract phacoemulsification. Keratorefractive and intraocular approaches are considered in details.
K. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, A. Iu. Tsygankov, E. P. Gurmizov, L. V. Batalina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Refractive error study in young subjects: results from a rural area in Paraguay [PDF]

, 2017
AIM: To evaluate the distribution of refractive error in young subjects in a rural area of Paraguay in the context of an international cooperation campaign for the prevention of blindness.
Estrella Lumeras, Miguel Ángel, Hernández-Verdejo, José Luis, Piñero, David P., Signes-Soler, Isabel, Tomás Verduras, Elena   +4 more
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Refractive Error Among School Going Children in Solukhumbu, Nepal

Nepalese Medical Journal, 2020
Introduction: Reduced vision among school-going children is a global public health problem and uncorrected refractive error, the main causative factor is most prevalent in under-developed countries.
Ang Tshering Lama Sherpa, Mingmar Gyalzen Sherpa, Pushpa Babu Basnet, Mingmar Chhiring Sherpa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of eye care services in Zambia. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery and refractive error/presbyopia correction in Zambia. METHODS: Primary data on costs and health related quality of life were collected in a prospective cohort study of 170 cataract and 113
Bozzani, Fiammetta M, Gheorghe, Adrian, Gilbert, Clare, Griffiths, Ulla K, Mwenge, Lawrence   +4 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of refractive error among adults in South Ethiopia, a community-based cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE
IntroductionThe increasing prevalence of refractive error has become a serious health issue that needs serious attention. However, there are few studies regarding the prevalence and associated factors of refractive error at the community level in ...
Marshet Gete Abebe, Abiy Maru Alemayehu, Minychil Bantihun Munaw, Mikias Mered Tilahun, Henok Biruk Alemayehu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Agreement of Advanced Corneal Explorer with Pentacam and Orbscan in Myopic Individuals with Healthy Corneas [PDF]

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان
Background and Objective: Evaluating the agreement among various corneal imaging devices is crucial due to their varying technologies in diagnosing corneal parameters.
Mohammad-Hosein Validad, Hava Shafiee, Monireh Mahjoob, Tahereh Rakhshandadi, Hadi Ostadimoghaddam, Abbas-Ali Yekta, Javad Heravian Shandiz, Neda Nakhjavanpour, Sara Farsi   +8 more
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Hybrid refractive holographic single vision spectacle lenses

Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 2019
In this contribution, we investigate hybrid single vision spectacle lenses (SVSLs) consisting of holographic optical elements (HOEs) embedded into a refractive lens.
Jannik M. Trapp, Toufic G. Jabbour, Gerhard Kelch, Thomas Pertsch, Manuel Decker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Refractive error blindness

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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Five-Year Progression of Refractive Errors and Incidence of Myopia in School-Aged Children in Western China

Journal of Epidemiology, 2016
Background: To determine the change in refractive error and the incidence of myopia among school-aged children in the Yongchuan District of Chongqing City, Western China.
Wen-Jun Zhou
doaj   +1 more source