- ►nih.gov B Munoz, SK West - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com Results: Using the mortality in children under the age of 5 as an indicator, the
overall prevalence of childhood blindness (in the under age 15 group) for the
region was estimated at 0.45/1000, with the majority (67%) living in ... Cited by 56 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►nih.gov - Free from Publisher MK Shrestha, J Thakur, CK Gurung, AB Joshi, … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The average age of patients was 68.8 years. The ratio of men and women
was 0.9:1. 42.3% (33) of patients were willing to pay for cataract surgery.
Among them 48.5% (16) of people were willing to pay less than $13 and 51.5% ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
- ►nih.gov KM Anjum, MB Qureshi, MA Khan, N Jan, A … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com Results: A total of 1549 people were examined; the coverage rate was 96.8%. Of
individuals who were examined, 958 (61.8%) were men. The overall prevalence of
bilateral cataract blindness was 4.8% (95% CI: 3.8% to 5.9%). Women had a ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
JR Eriksen, A Bronsard, M Mosha, D … - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Background: Centers for high quality cataract surgery for children have been
developed in a number of sub-Saharan African countries. Surgery, however, is
only the first stage of a long, often complex, rehabilitation program. ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
D Yorston - Eye, 2005 - nature.com Cataract remains the world's leading cause of blindness. In the developing
world, many eye clinics provide cataract surgery for only a small proportion of
those in need. This is partly because of low demand—caused by barriers ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
FM De Senne, JA Cardillo, EM Rocha, N Kara- … - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2002 - v2020la.org ABSTRACT. Purpose: To determine the long-term visual outcomes and causes of poor
vision in the cataract population in Brazil treated in the Cataract-Free Zone
Project. Methods: Project A subjects (62 patients) were recruited in ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►bmj.com 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 ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
OH Onakpoya, AO Adeoye, FB Akinsola, BO … - Tanzan Health Res Bull, 2007 - bioline.org.br Blindness survey remains a useful tool for eye care needs assessment. A cross
sectional survey of Atakunmosa West Local Government Area, a rural community of
southwest Nigeria with no form of eye care facility was carried out. The ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - Cached - All 5 versions
Z Jadoon, SP Shah, R Bourne, B Dineen, MA … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: Probability proportional-to-size procedures were used to select a
nationally representative sample of adults. Each subject underwent interview,
visual acuity measurement, autorefraction, biometry and ophthalmic ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
