Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families …

Executive summary Rapid demographic, sociocultural, and economic transitions are driving
increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases …

Background/aims To estimate 2015 global ophthalmologist data and analyse their
relationship to income groups, prevalence rates of blindness and visual impairment and …

Purpose: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and cataract surgical rate (CSR) is used
as a proxy indicator of access to cataract services in a country. The aim of this study was to …

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought breakthroughs in many areas of medicine.
In ophthalmology, AI has delivered robust results in the screening and detection of diabetic …

Background: A 2009 survey of ENT, audiology, and speech therapy services and training
opportunities in 18 Sub-Saharan African countries reported that the availability of services …

Objective To review interventions improving eye-care services for schoolchildren in low-and
middle-income countries. Methods We searched online databases (CINAHL, Embase® …

Purpose: Cataract blindness accounts for a substantial proportion of blindness worldwide.
Understanding the correlations between national levels of socioeconomic development with …

Background Job satisfaction describes an employee's motivation and/or feeling of
satisfaction towards his/her work. Globally, healthcare professionals' turnover and retention …

Objective Digital retinal imaging is an established method of screening for diabetic
retinopathy (DR). It has been established that currently about 1% of the world's blind or …