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The Impact of Vision Problems on Households' Incomes: Evidence From the 2019 and 2022 Rounds of the Turkey Health Survey

Journal of International Development, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 505-522, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Vision problems reduce individuals' quality of life, and they also reduce their productivity as workers and consequently decrease their incomes. Most vision problems can be corrected with properly fitted eyeglasses, but many people with vision problems do not have such eyeglasses.
Paul Glewwe, Hasan Gul, Aysit Tansel, Suzanne Wisniewski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and baseline data of a randomized trial to evaluate coverage and frequency of mass treatment with azithromycin: the Partnership for Rapid Elimination of Trachoma (PRET) in Tanzania and The Gambia.

, 2011
OBJECTIVES: Trachoma is the principal cause of infectious blindness. As part of its strategy to eliminate trachoma, the World Health Organization recommends annual mass antibiotic treatment for at least 3 years with an 80% population coverage target ...
Stare, Dianne, Emma Harding-Esch, Mabey, David, Harding-Esch, Emma, Munoz, Beatriz, Holland, Martin, Sheila West, Gaydos, Charlotte, Dianne Stare, West, Sheila, Charlotte Gaydos, Bailey, Robin, null null, Beatriz Munoz, David Mabey, Martin Holland, Robin Bailey   +16 more
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A cross-sectional study of 'yaws' in districts of Ghana which have previously undertaken azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma control. [PDF]

, 2015
Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is reportedly endemic in Ghana. Mass distribution of azithromycin is now the cornerstone of the WHO yaws eradication campaign.
Anthony W Solomon, Chen Cheng-Yen, Mabey, David, Chi, Kai-Hua, Agana, Nsiire, Robin L. Bailey (106607), El-Duah, Philip, Anthony W. Solomon (146301), Nsiire Agana (687465), Anthony W. Solomon, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, El-Duah Philip, David C. W. Mabey (168760), Pillay, Allan, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie (166893), Chi Kai-Hua, Michael Marks (276442), Kai-Hua Chi (687464), Solomon Anthony W., Marks, Michael, Robin L Bailey, Chen, Cheng-Yen, Michael Marks, Philip El-Duah (687463), Marks Michael, Rosanna Ghinai, Allan Pillay, David C. W. Mabey, Solomon, Anthony W., Cheng-Yen Chen, Bailey Robin L., Ghinai Rosanna, Bailey, Robin, Kai-Hua Chi, David C W Mabey, Agana Nsiire, Allan Pillay (39616), Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Solomon, Anthony W, Rosanna Ghinai, Mabey David C. W., Philip El-Duah, Nsiire Agana, Pillay Allan, Bailey, Robin L, Adu-Sarkodie Yaw, Ghinai, Rosanna, Cheng-Yen Chen (687466), Mabey, David CW, Rosanna Ghinai (687462), Robin L. Bailey   +50 more
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Achieving universal eye health coverage: planning and human resource lessons from trachoma

Community Eye Health Journal, 2018
Teamwork has made a crucial difference to the success of trachoma elimination programmes. However, more trained supervisors are needed.
Paul Courtright, Susan Lewallen, Tim Jesudasan   +2 more
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IUCN Red List Regional Assessment of the Flora of Niue Utilising Indigenous Local Knowledge and Botanical Information

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 56, Issue 2, April 2026.
A regional assessment of the indigenous vascular plants of Niue is presented using the IUCN Red List criteria. The assessment was undertaken during a community workshop that drew on the indigenous local knowledge and scientific information. The assessment comprised 197 named taxa and 8 indeterminate entities, with 4 (2.0%) taxa assessed as Extinct and ...
Peter B. Heenan, Huggard E. Tongatule, Workshop Panel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vision screening of Greenlandic children evaluating efficacy, coverage and future directions

Acta Ophthalmologica, Volume 104, Issue S290, Page S4-S24, April 2026.
ENGLISH SUMMARY This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of vision screening of children in Greenland, focusing on the efficacy of the current programme for six‐year‐old schoolchildren, the prevalence of vision impairment, amblyopia and refractive errors among six‐ and four‐year‐old children and the evaluation of a new screening method for ...
Nick Duelund
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic accuracy of a prototype point-of-care test for ocular Chlamydia trachomatis under field conditions in The Gambia and Senegal. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: The clinical signs of active trachoma are often present in the absence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in low prevalence and mass treated settings.
Sillah Ansumana, Edwards Tansy, Edward F Harding, Sillah, Ansumana, Sarr, I., Emma M. Harding-Esch, Martin J. Holland, Aura A. Andreasen, Molina, Sandra, Chrissy h Roberts, Harding-Esch Emma M., Sandra Molina, Isatou Sarr, Ansumana Sillah, Harding, Edward F, Bailey, R. L., Chrissy h. Roberts, Harding-Esch, E. M., Robin L Bailey, Andreasen, Aura A, Holland, Martin J, Molina, S., Andreasen Aura A., Roberts, Chrissy H, Sarr, Isatou, Holland Martin J., Molina Sandra, Schémann Jean-François, Sarr Boubacar, Sarr Isatou, Boubacar Sarr, Harding-Esch, Emma M, Schémann, Jean-François, David C. W. Mabey, Andreasen, A. A., Martin J Holland, Sillah, A., Roberts Chrissy h., Harding Edward F., Aura A Andreasen, Roberts, C. H., Mabey, D. C. W., Bailey Robin L., Holland, M. J., Edwards, Tansy, David C W Mabey, Emma M Harding-Esch, Tansy Edwards, Edward F. Harding, Sarr, Boubacar, Mabey David C. W., Edwards, T., Bailey, Robin L, Sarr, B., Harding, E. F., Mabey, David CW, Jean-François Schémann, Robin L. Bailey   +57 more
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Time to Blindness and Associated Factors Among Glaucoma Patients Under Treatment at Governmental Hospitals in Amhara Region, Ethiopia; Application of Gamma Shared Frailty Accelerate Failure Time Model

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims In Ethiopia, glaucoma and related cases account for 5.2% of the irreversible blindness and is the fifth main cause of blindness. The aim of this study was to investigate the time to blindness and associated factors among glaucoma patients under treatment at government hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia.
Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Nurye Seid Muhie
wiley   +1 more source

The frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes in active trachoma is associated with current ocular infection. [PDF]

, 2006
Chlamydia-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes are able to control model infections but may be implicated in disease pathogenesis. HLA-A2 peptide tetramers to Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein 258-266 (MOMP258-266) and MOMP260-268 were used ...
Nkoyo Faal, Frederick Pemberton-Pigott, Hazel M. Dockrell, David C. W. Mabey, Martin J. Holland, Bailey, Robin L, Holland, Martin J, Pemberton-Pigott, Frederick, Joof, Hassan, Laye, Mass, Hassan Joof, Mass Laye, Sarr, Isatou, Ewen Cameron, Faal, Nkoyo, Isatou Sarr, Cameron, Ewen, Dockrell, Hazel M, Mabey, David CW, Robin L. Bailey   +19 more
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Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 486-498, March 2026.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source