作者
Srinivas Marmamula, Vijay Kumar Yelagondula, Rohit Chandramohan Khanna, Rajashekar Varada, Raja Narayanan, Gullapalli N Rao
发表日期
2023/6/1
期刊
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
卷号
64
期号
8
页码范围
4214-4214
出版商
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
简介
Purpose: Vision impairment (VI) is public health challenge affecting over two billion people worldwide. VI at this scale is best addressed by a strategy of ‘Universal Eye Health’, where everyone has access to good quality, affordable eye care. Delivering eye care at such a large scale requires careful planning and regular monitoring to ensure success. Understanding the temporal trends in the prevalence of VI is vital for such an approach towards achieving universal eye health. We report on the temporal trends in the prevalence VI in the Nirmal district in the South Indian state of Telangana where a universal eye health service delivery model of primary and secondary eye care is in operation for over 25 years.
Methods:
Methods: Two population-based cross-sectional studies using rapid assessment methodology were conducted in the years 2014 and 2022 in the Nirmal district of Telangana state. Identical study …
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