India, the second most populous country in the world, is home to 23.5% of the world's blind
population. In 1976 India became the first country in the world to start a national program for …

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Cataract surgery has been shown by
multiple studies to be one of the most cost-effective health interventions, and leads to a …

An international study to validate the Ten Questions screen for serious childhood disability
was undertaken in communities in Bangladesh, Jamaica, and Pakistan, where community …

AIM: To find an optimal cluster size and number of clusters for a reasonable estimate of the
prevalence of cataract blindness in people aged> or= 50 years in 19 rural districts of a state …

Reliable information is required for the planning and management of eye care services.
While classical research methods provide reliable estimates, they are prohibitively …

Aims and Objectives: To determine the prevalence of common ocular morbidities (cataract,
refractive errors, glaucoma, and corneal opacities) and their demographic and sociocultural …

AIM. Presentation of the results of rapid assessments of bilateral cataract blindness in
persons 50 years of age and older in 19 districts of Karnataka State, India. MATERIALS. A …

Aim: To estimate the rates of cataract blindness and cataract surgical coverage and to
assess the visual outcome of cataract surgery among individuals aged⩾ 50 years in Orakzai …

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of bilateral cataract blindness in persons≥ 50 years of
age in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat. Methods: A total of 1,962 persons≥ 50 years of age …

Книга посвящена одной из актуальных проблем современной медицины-установлению
механизмов формирования возрастной катаракты. Приводятся существующие взгляды …