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Cataract and" Vision 2020 {---} the right to sight" initiative

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A FOSTER - British Medical Journal, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com
Key to this initiative is the provision of suYcient, success- ful, and
sustainable cataract services for all communities. The questions that therefore
arise include: what is a suY- cient; what is a successful; and what is a ...
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[PDF] Eye disease in multibacillary leprosy patients at the time of their leprosy diagnosis: …


P Courtright, E Daniel, J Ravanes, F Mengistu … - Leprosy review, 2002 - lepra.org.uk
Summary Existing prevalence surveys do not provide adequate information to
estimate the magnitude of ocular pathology or vision loss in leprosy patients.
We sought to determine the prevalence of ocular findings and related risk ...
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Cataract surgical coverage and barriers to uptake of cataract surgery in leprosy villages of …

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C Mpyet, BP Dineen, AW Solomon - British Medical Journal, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com
Results: 480 people were examined. Cataract was the commonest cause of
blindness. The cataract surgical coverage (people) was 39.2% for orthodox
surgery and 29.7% for couching. After surgery, visual acuity 3/60 had been ...
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Prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in leprosy villages of north eastern …

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C Mpyet, AW Solomon - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com
Results: 480 people were examined. 456 (48%) of 960 eyes had at least one ocular
lesion, but only 37% of all lesions were leprosy related and potentially sight
threatening. The prevalence of blindness (VA<3/60 with available ...
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Cataract surgical coverage remains lower in women


S Lewallen, A Mousa, K Bassett, P Courtright - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 - bjo.bmj.com
Background: Cataract remains the leading cause of global blindness. Evidence
from population-based surveys, carried out up to 2000, and the launch of the
VISION 2020 initiative to address avoidable blindness showed that women in ...
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Barriers to up take cataract surgery in Gandaki Zone, Nepal.


YD Sapkota, GP Pokharel, S Dulal, RN Byanju … - Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ) - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: Cataract though avoidable remains as leading cause of blindness in
Nepal. Though, Himalaya Eye Hospital rendering high quality surgical service
through its base hospital and out reach service in Gandaki Zone having ...
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Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients: case control study


RJN Dias, MJ Maakaroun, AV Castro - Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
A hanseníase freqüentemente afeta o olho e atualmente é uma importante causa
de cegueira em países onde é endêmica. Essa doença ocorre principalmente em
regiões subdesenvolvidas do globo, sobretudo na África, Sudeste Asiático ...
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الحصيلة الإبصارية لاستئصال الساد خارج المحفظة والاستعاضة بعدسة داخل المقلة في مرضى الجذام …


A Derakhshan - emro.who.int
الخلاصـة: أجريت الدراسة في مدينة مشهد، في
إيران، في الفترة بين عامَيْ 1998 و2000،
لاستقصاء الحصيلة الإبصارية لإجراء جراحة ...
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[PDF] PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS IN LEPROSY 2ND EDITION


P Courtright, S Lewallen - aifo.it
Glossary Introduction Overview Chapter 1: Ocular leprosy as a cause of blindness
Chapter 2: The clinical disease Changes of the eyelid Medical management of
lagophthalmos Surgical management of lagophthalmos Trichiasis Corneal ...
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A Overview of Ocular Leprosy After 2 Decades of Multidrug Therapy


S Lewallen, P Courtright - International Ophthalmology Clinics, 2007 - journals.lww.com
On the basis of clinical descriptions, leprosy seems to be one of the oldest
diseases recorded in history. The causative infectious agent was first
recognized in 1873, but rigorous scientific methodology has only been ...
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