- ►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
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
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
- ►ucla.edu [PDF] JE Oye, H Kuper - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Results: 2215 people were examined (response rate = 92.3%). The prevalence of
bilateral blindness was 1.1% (95% CI: 0.7–1.5%), 0.3% (0.1–0.6%) for severe
visual impairment and 3.0% (2.0–4.0%) for visual impairment. ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
MA Chang, NG Congdon, SK Baker, MW … - International Ophthalmology, 2008 - Springer Abstract Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Cataract
surgery has been shown by multiple studies to be one of the most cost-effective
health interventions, and leads to a dramatic increase in quality of life ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 2 versions
IR Ezegwui, J Ajewole - International Ophthalmology, 2009 - Springer Abstract Aim To evaluate the visual outcome of cataract operations in a Nigerian
mission hospital. Methods The computer system cataract surgery record forms were
used to collect data on the first 100 consecutive cataract surgeries ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 2 versions
GB FRANZCO, MPH Jacqueline Ramke, JS … - Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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