Corneal blindness in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify challenges and opportunities

TM Tran, H Duong, C Bonnet, A Kashanchi… - Cornea, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To describe the causes and prevalence of moderate-to-severe visual impairment
(MSVI) and blindness from corneal diseases, as well as corneal transplantation across Asia …

Global burden of fall and associated factors among individual with low vision: A systematic-review and meta-analysis

K Ekemiri, C Ekemiri, N Ezinne, V Virginia, O Okoendo… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Low vision has a significant global health problem that impacts the personal,
economical, psychological, and social life of an individual. Each year around 684 000 …

Prevalence of visual impairment and its association with vision-related quality of life among elderly persons in a resettlement colony of Delhi

D Vignesh, N Gupta, M Kalaivani… - Journal of family …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The population of India is ageing. The number and percentage of elderly
persons is increasing. Visual impairment is common among elderly persons and affects their …

Pattern of vitreo-retinal diseases at the national referral hospital in Bhutan: a retrospective, hospital-based study

BB Rai, MG Morley, PS Bernstein, T Maddess - BMC ophthalmology, 2020 - Springer
Background Knowing the pattern and presentation of the diseases is critical for management
strategies. To inform eye-care policy we quantified the pattern of vitreo-retinal (VR) diseases …

Vision‐related quality of life and visual function in a 70‐year‐old Swedish population

L Havstam Johansson, D Škiljić… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate vision‐related quality of life (VRQoL), visual function and predictors
of poor vision in a population of 70‐year‐olds. Methods Self‐reported ocular morbidity and …

Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in elderly population; an urgent geriatric health issue: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES)

H Hashemi, M Khabazkhoob, F Rezvan… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To determine the prevalence of vision impairment (VI) and blindness and their
determinants in the elderly population of Tehran. Methods In a cross-sectional study, multi …

Availability of low vision services and barriers to their provision and uptake in Ghana: practitioners' perspectives

S Kyeremeh, KP Mashige - African Health Sciences, 2021 - ajol.info
Objective: To assess the availability of low vision services and barriers to their provision and
uptake in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions of Ghana from the perspective of eye care …

Vision-related quality of life amongst patients with low vision and blindness in a resource-limited country

IN Asimadu, S Okeke, GC Onyebueke - International Ophthalmology, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the significance of sociodemographic and clinical variables on the
quality of life of low-vision patients in a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria, and also …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological changes in vision during aging: perceptions of older adults and healthcare providers

TD de Carvalho Cordeiro, LM Silva… - … y educacion en …, 2021 - scielo.org.co
Objective: To identify the physiological changes in older adults' vision during the aging
process. Methods: An exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach was …

Prevalence of blindness and its determinants in Bangladeshi adult population: results from a national cross-sectional survey

SA Shakoor, M Rahman, AHME Hossain… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of blindness and its
determinants in Bangladeshi adult population. Study design A cross-sectional population …