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Teleophthalmology through handheld mobile devices: a pilot study in rural Nepal

Jun 8, 2019

The utility of eye screening examinations using portable mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets in developing countries is still largely unexplored. However, several publications and systematic reviews suggest that...

Nepal, Cornea, Technology, Teleophthalmology, Imaging, Telemedicine,

The individual and household impacts of cataract surgery on older blind adults in ethiopia

Feb 26, 2019

To comprehensively measure the impacts of cataract surgery on patients' activities and mental and physical health, caregivers' well-being, and household incomes in a resource-poor setting Methods: One thousand two hundred...

Ethiopia, Cataract, Time-Use, Impact Evaluation,

Clinical Application of a Smartphone-Based Ophthalmic Camera adapter in Under-Resourced Settings in Nepal

Dec 28, 2017

Worldwide there are an estimated 285 million people suffering from vision impairment and 39 million who are blind. ‘Low vision’ is defined as visual acuity of less than 6/18 but...

Nepal, Cornea, Technology, Teleophthalmology, Imaging, Telemedicine,

Blindness, cataract surgery and mortality in Ethiopia

Jan 1, 2016

To examine the relationships between blindness, the intervention of cataract surgery and all-cause mortality in a rural Ethiopian population.

Ethiopia, Cataract, Mortality,

Turning the tide of corneal blindness

Sep 1, 2012

Eliminating treatable corneal blindness presents a daunting but surmountable challenge for the upcoming decades. Over the past 30 years, large strides have been made toward addressing the root causes of...

Cataract, Cornea, Keratoplasty, Corneal Blindness, Health Systems,

Etiologic diagnosis of corneal ulceration at a tertiary eye center in Kathmandu, Nepal

Dec 1, 2010

To determine the etiologic diagnosis of infectious corneal ulcers at Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, a tertiary teaching hospital in Kathmandu Nepal, from 2006-2009.

Nepal, Cornea, Cornea Ulcer,

The use of Glycerol-Preserved Corneas in the Developing world

Jan 1, 2010

The World Health Organization defines blindness as visual acuity worse than 3/60.1 Using this definition, there were an estimated 45 million people bilaterally blind in 2001 and another 180 million...

Cornea, Corneal Transplantation, Eye Banking,

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