Purpose: To estimate the 2010 prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision among
Timor-Leste adults aged≥ 40 years, and compare these to the results of a survey conducted …

Purpose: To determine barriers to seeking eye care services in Timor-Leste in 2010, and
compare this to similar analyses undertaken 5 years previously. Methods: An interview …

Background There is an extreme paucity of eye‐care personnel and training facilities in
developing countries. This study was designed to develop a comprehensive framework of …

Blindness and moderate-to-severe visual impairment were estimated to affect 36.0 million
and 217 million people, respectively, worldwide in 2015. 1 Of these, about 90.0% of affected …

Purpose: To assess clinical competency of 1-year trained vision technicians (VTs) in
detecting and referring causes of visual impairment in India. Methods: Eye examination …

Background Selection of a standard professional is crucial for assessing the clinical
performance of other eye‐care personnel. This paper describes the selection considerations …

Delivering eye health services to people in rural areas, especially in fragile, post-conflict
countries, is a major challenge. This article reports on the implementation and evaluation of …

Background: Despite a global movement to strengthen primary health care systems, quality
of care often remains poor across low-and-middle-income countries. A key determinant for …

Blindness and visual impairment are significant public health concerns, impacting quality of
life1 and carrying economic consequences: 2 an estimated 285 million are visually impaired …

This thesis describes an evaluation of the eye care delivery performances of Vision
Technicians (VTs) assessing their diagnostic and spectacle prescribing performance …