Purpose: To report the prevalence and risk factors of cataract and its subtypes in older age
group. Methods: A total of 6617 subjects were recruited from both rural and urban areas. A …

Random samples of people aged 40 years and over were drawn from lists of patients
registered with two neighbouring inner-city general practices: one predominantly with Asian …

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

Background: The most recent estimates from World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that
47.8% of global blindness is due to cataract. Cataract has been documented to be the most …

Background: Cataract is a major cause of avoidable blindness worldwide and is likely to
burden health care systems as the world's population ages due to increasing life …

Cataract is known to be more common in India than it is in the industrialised world, but there
is little evidence to show whether people emigrating from India will continue to have a high …

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the reasons for delayed presentation, lens-
induced glaucoma (LIG) incidence, intra-and post-operative course and visual outcome …

A major constraint to obtaining reliable information about blindness and its causes in
developing countries is the limited availability of ophthalmologists for diagnosis in …

Abstract Aims and Objectives: To study the prevalence types and causes of disabilities at
rural field practice area under Rural Health Training Centre and to make suitable …

This study identified the risk factors for cataracts and formulated a predictive model based on
the identified variables. The study simulated the formulated model and validated the model …