- ►nih.gov - Free from Publisher R Geneau, S Lewallen, A Bronsard, I Paul, P … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The perceived need for sight and for surgery appears partly socially
constructed at the family level. It was found that women were less likely to
express a need for sight for fear of being seen as a burden. Furthermore, ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
AP Rotchford, KM Rotchford, LP Mthethwa, … - Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2002 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
display style sheets. In this case, although the visual presentation will be
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R Geneau, P Massae, P Courtright, S … - Social Science & Medicine, 2007 - Elsevier Cataract is the leading cause of avoidable blindness in Africa. There are
various documented barriers to the uptake of cataract surgery, cost being one of
them. There is, however, little evidence regarding patients' willingness to ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 2 versions
E Chibuga, P Massae, R Geneau, M Mahande, … - Eye, 2007 - nature.com We conducted a population-based prospective (cohort) study of cataract patients
from 12 villages in Hai district of Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. Those
identified with operable cataract were informed of the regular community ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 3 versions
JM Jefferis, RJC Bowman, HG Hassan, AB … - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2008 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: To establish the proportion of patients who are blind or have low
vision prior to undergoing cataract surgery at tertiary referral centers in
Tanzania. To assess which patient groups presenting for cataract surgery ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
JP Kessy, S Lewallen - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Conclusions: Of patients who reported being too poor to pay for cataract
surgery, 20% accessed funds after counselling. A significant proportion of those
who did not return supplied other reasons for not accepting surgery when ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
M Melese, W Alemayehu, E Friedlander, P … - Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2004 - cehjournal.org Melese M, Alemayehu W, Friedlander E, Courtright P. BACKGROUND: The prevalence
of blindness and visual impairment are high in Ethiopia and use of services is
limited. Determining the barriers to use of eye care services is critical ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►bmj.com S Lewallen, H Roberts, A Hall, R Onyange, M … - British Medical Journal, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com Results: Key components of success shared by the programmes included: (1)
programmes in the community and at the hospital are closely linked so that they
increase capacity together; (2) community programmes are "patient ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] - Free from Publisher T Snellingen, BR Shrestha, MP Gharti, JK … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998 - bjo.bmj.com METHODS Of 319 cataract patients identified in a field screening 96
non-acceptors of surgery were interviewed 1 year after an offer to undergo
surgery. The interview included questions on visual function, quality of ... Cited by 55 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
K Vaidyanathan, H Limburg, A Foster, RM … - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1999 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Cataract is a major cause of blindness in Asia. Efforts in India to provide
cataract surgical services have had limited success in reaching the
cataract-blind population. Earlier studies identified the major barriers to ... Cited by 57 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
