- ►iovs.org J Li, N Morlet, JQ Ng, JB Semmens, MW … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2004 - ARVO RESULTS. Over the 21 years, 210 cases of endophthalmitis occurred after 117,083
cataract procedures, yielding a cumulative incidence rate of 1.79 per 1000
procedures. The incidence of endophthalmitis decreased for extracapsular ... Cited by 42 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►nih.gov A Hennig, J Kumar, D Yorston, A Foster - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The uncorrected visual acuity at discharge was 6/18 or better in 76.8%
of eyes, and declined to 70.5% at 6 weeks' follow up, and 64.9% at 1 year. The
best corrected visual acuity was 6/18 or better in 96.2% of eyes at 6 weeks ... Cited by 39 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►nih.gov Z Wadud, H Kuper, S Polack, R Lindfield, MR … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com Results: 4868 people were examined (response rate 91.9%). The prevalence of
bilateral blindness was 2.9% (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.4% to 3.5%), that
of severe visual impairment was 1.6% (95% CI 1.2% to 2.0%) and that of ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►nih.gov - Free from Publisher H Limburg, A Foster, C Gilbert, GJ Johnson, M … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com Findings: The reporting systems were accepted and used by all centres, and data
were recorded for 5198 cataract operations. Overall, 54% of eyes were followed
for 8 weeks or more and 41% for 6 months. Follow up rates varied between ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 9 versions
W Mathenge, J Nkurikiye, H Limburg, H Kuper - PLoS Med, 2007 - medicine.plosjournals.org The World Health Organization estimates that there were 37 million blind people
in 2002 and that the prevalence of blindness was 9% among adults in Africa aged
50 years or older. Recent surveys indicate that this figure may be ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - Cached - All 10 versions
- ►ucla.edu [PDF] C Eusebio, H Kuper, S Polack, J Enconado, … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Results: In Negros, 2774 of 3649 enumerated subjects were examined (76.0%) and
3177 of 3842 enumerated subjects in Antique (82.7%). The prevalence of blindness
(presenting VA<3/60 in better eye) was 2.6% (95% CI = 2.0 to 3.2%) in ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] RP Wormald, A Foster - British Medical Journal, 2004 - bjo.bmj.com A re our cataract surgical outcomes as good as they can get? If the answer is
that there is still room for improvement, then how? The outcome of cataract
surgery is determined by the patient, the techni- que, and the surgeon: the ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 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
G Brian, A Palagyi, J Ramke, R du Toit, T … - Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of visually significant and unoperated
blinding cataract, and the coverage, characteristics and outcome of cataract
surgery in Timor-Leste. METHODS: Based on the World Health Organization ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - BL Direct
