OBJECTIVE: To determine, from the existing literature, cataract surgical coverage rates by
sex and the proportion of cataract blindness that could be eliminated if women and men had …

Introduction Avoidable blindness is a significant public health problem in India. Nationally
representative RAAB surveys (Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness) are being …

The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness, or RAAB, is a relatively simple and low-cost
survey methodology to provide data on the prevalence and causes of visual loss. The aim of …

This paper presents estimates of the prevalence of visual impairment and its causes in 2002,
based on the best available evidence derived from recent studies. Estimates were …

Background Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness provides valid estimates in a short
period of time to assess the magnitude and causes of avoidable blindness. The study …

Aims: To assess the prevalence of vision impairment, blindness, and cataract surgery and to
evaluate visual acuity outcomes after cataract surgery in a south Indian population. Methods …

Aim: To report the short and medium term outcome of a prospective series of sutureless
manual extracapsular cataract extractions (ECCE) at a high volume surgical centre in Nepal …

AIMS A population based cross sectional survey was conducted to determine the magnitude
of cataract blindness and the barriers to uptake of cataract services in a rural community of …

PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of central vision blindness and cataract surgery in
older adults in rural northwest India. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study …

Aims: To determine if prospective monitoring influences cataract surgical outcomes in east
Africa. Methods: A prospective observational study of all routine extracapsular cataract …