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Ophthalmologists’ Perspective on Barriers to Cataract Surgery and Surgical Productivity in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia: A Descriptive, Mixed-Methods Survey

Jan 18, 2024

While progress was made towards the Vision 2020: The Right to Sight goals, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia fell short of the recommended cataract surgical rate (CSR) on a national level...

Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia, Cataract, Barriers

Intraocular pressure screening during high-volume cataract surgery outreach in Ethiopia

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

Cataract Surgery: A Nepalese Perspective

Jan 1, 2022

Globally, cataract continues to be the leading cause of blindness. Ninety four million of the total population are suffering from moderate to severe visual impairment due to cataract. Out...

Nepal, Cataract

Characterising transnational ophthalmic surgical partnerships by engagement and training

Mar 26, 2021

Transnational ophthalmic partnerships exist between high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in varying capacities. We analyzed partnership stakeholders to better understand and address disparities in ophthalmic surgical...

Cataract, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Partnership

Artificial intelligence in global ophthalmology: using machine learning to improve cataract surgery outcomes at Ethiopian outreaches

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

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

Scleral fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens combined with penetrating keratoplasty in an aphakic patient with microcornea and microphthalmia

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

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

Health literacy of common ocular diseases in Nepal

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