The Himalayan Cataract Project works to cure needless blindness with the highest quality care at the lowest cost.
Oct 5, 2022
Approximately 2.2 billion people worldwide have visual impairment; refractive error and cataracts are the most common cause of reversible blindness while glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness [1]...
Ethiopia, Cataract, Glaucoma,
Jan 1, 2022
Nepal, Cataract,
Jan 1, 2021
Differences between target and implanted intraocular lens (IOL) power in Ethiopian cataract outreach campaigns were evaluated, and machine learning (ML) was applied to optimize the IOL inventory and minimize avoidable...
Ethiopia, Cataract, Intraocular Lens, Technology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,
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,
Apr 6, 2016
Aphakia after a cataract surgery could be attributed to many reasons, including lack of capsular support or insufficient surgical experience for scleral fixation. Iris-fixated intraocular lenses (IOLs), anterior chamber (angle...
Cataract, Cornea, Intraocular Lens, Corneal Transplant,
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,
Jan 8, 2014
In 1981, the Nepal Blindness Survey provided the first epidemiological information on the prevalence of blindness in Nepal. The prevalence of blindness in Nepal was estimated to be 0.84% and...
Nepal, Cataract, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Health Literacy, Trachoma,
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,
Dec 1, 2011
To evaluate the visual outcome after cataract surgery in a population of Nepal.
Nepal, Cataract, Refractive Error,
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