- ►iovs.org L Dandona, R Dandona, M Srinivas, P … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2001 - ARVO METHODS. A population-based epidemiology study, using a stratified, random,
cluster, systematic sampling strategy, was conducted in the state of Andhra
Pradesh in India. Participants of all ages (n = 10,293), 87.3% of the ... Cited by 145 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
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 ... Cited by 120 - Related articles - Cached - BL Direct - All 8 versions
J Zhao, R Sui, L Jia, AE Fletcher, LB Ellwein - American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998 - Elsevier RESULTS: Of the 87 individuals operated on for cataract, 12% (10/87) had
presenting visual acuity of 6/18 or more in both eyes, and 24.1% (21/87) had
less than 6/60. Twenty-five percent (29/116) of the 116 eyes operated on ... Cited by 111 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
M He, J Xu, S Li, K Wu, SR Munoz, LB Ellwein - Ophthalmology, 1999 - Elsevier Cataract blindness is widely recognized as an important public health problem in
developing countries.[2] In response, large-scale cataract control programs have
been established to reduce the so-called “backlog” of cataract blind ... Cited by 107 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
L Dandona, R Dandona, TJ Naduvilath, CA … - American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999 - Elsevier As part of a population-based cross-sectional epidemiologic study, the Andhra
Pradesh Eye Disease Study, 2,522 people of all ages, including 1,399 individuals
30 years of age or older, from 24 clusters representative of the population ... Cited by 95 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►bmj.com GP Pokharel, G Regmi, SK Shrestha, AD … - British Medical Journal, 1998 - bjo.bmj.com The 1981 survey led to the establishment of a national eye care programme for
the control and prevention of blindness in Nepal. The programme was launched
with a two pronged strategy: (1) development of training programmes for eye ... Cited by 93 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►v2020la.org [PDF] AE Fletcher, M Donoghue, J Devavaram, RD … - Archives of Ophthalmology, 1999 - Am Med Assoc Results Of 749 adults with an eye problem, 51 (6.8%) attended the eye camp.
Independent predictors of attendance were being male (odds ratio=2.3; 95%
confidence interval, 1.2-4.5) and living within 3 km of the camp (odds ... Cited by 92 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
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 ... Cited by 83 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
NK Janz, PA Wren, PR Lichter, DC Musch, BW … - Ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier The Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS) was designed to
determine whether patients with newly diagnosed open-angle glaucoma are better
treated initially by medicine or immediate filtering surgery. This paper ... Cited by 78 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►nih.gov 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 ... Cited by 72 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
