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Refractive error study in children: results from Mechi Zone, Nepal

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GP Pokharel, AD Negrel, SR Munoz, LB … - American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
Random selection of village-based clusters was used to identify a sample of
children 5 to 15 years of age. Children in the 25 selected clusters were
enumerated through a door-to-door household survey and invited to village ...
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Cataract blindness: challenges for the 21st century


G Brian, H Taylor - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001 - SciELO Public Health
Cataract prevalence increases with age. As the worlds population ages,
cataract-induced visual dysfunction and blindness is on the increase. This is a
significant global problem. The challenges are to prevent or delay cataract ...
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Visual functioning and quality of life outcomes among cataract operated and unoperated …

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GP Pokharel, S Selvaraj, LB Ellwein - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998 - bjo.bmj.com
METHODS Case finding was based on random sampling using a stratified cluster
design with door to door enumeration of people aged ⩾45 years followed by eye
examinations at village sites. All aphakics/pseudophakics, those with ...
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A survey of blindness and cataract surgery in Doumen County, China* 1


S Li, J Xu, M He, K Wu, SR Munoz, LB Ellwein - Ophthalmology, 1999 - Elsevier
Visual acuity and eye examinations were performed in the summer of 1997 in a
random sample of villages in Doumen County. Differences in blindness prevalence
associated with age, gender, and education were explored using logistic ...
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A population based eye survey of older adults in Tirunelveli district of south India: blindness …

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PK Nirmalan, RD Thulasiraj, V Maneksha, R … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com
Methods: Cluster sampling was used to randomly select a cross sectional sample
of people ≥50 years of age living in the Tirunelveli district of south India.
Eligible subjects in 28 clusters were enumerated through a door to door ...
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Prevalence of blindness and cataract surgery in Shunyi County, China


J Zhao, L Jia, R Sui, LB Ellwein - American journal of ophthalmology, 1998 - Elsevier
RESULTS: Of 5,555 enumerated subjects ≥50 years of age, 91.5% (5,084/5,555)
were examined and 90.9% (5,052/5,555) were tested for visual acuity. In this
population, 2.8% (139/5,052) were blind, defined as presenting visual ...
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Gender and blindness: a meta-analysis of population-based prevalence surveys


I Abou-Gareeb, S Lewallen, K Bassett, P … - Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2001 - informahealthcare.com
Acknowledgements: The authors thank the BC Office of Health Technology
Assessment for the support needed to carry out this study. In addition, we are
grateful to Dr. Lea Liu for reviewing the Chinese language papers with us. ...
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A population-based eye survey of older adults in a rural district of Rajasthan I. Central …


GVS Murthy, S Gupta, LB Ellwein, SR Munoz, … - Ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
A random selection of village-based clusters was used to identify a population
sample in the predominantly rural Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. Eligible
subjects in the 25 selected clusters were enumerated through a door-to-door ...
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Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Bangladeshi adults: results …

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BP Dineen, RRA Bourne, SM Ali, DM Huq, GJ … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
Methods: A nationally representative sample of 12 782 adults 30 years of age and
older was selected based on multistage, cluster random sampling with probability
proportional to size procedures. The breakdown of the cluster sites was ...
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Gender and use of cataract surgical services in developing countries


S Lewallen, P Courtright - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002 - SciELO Public Health
Keywords Cataract extraction; Health services accessibility; Sex factors;
Prejudice; Review literature; Meta-analysis; Developing countries (source: MeSH,
NLM). ... Mots clés Extraction cataracte; Accessibilité service santé; ...
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