[HTML][HTML] Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development

JG Meara, AJM Leather, L Hagander, BC Alkire… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25
years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions …

Factors associated with the uptake of cataract surgery and interventions to improve uptake in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

EW Mailu, B Virendrakumar, S Bechange, E Jolley… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Despite significant evidence around barriers hindering timely access to cataract surgery in
low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), little is known about the strategies necessary to …

How can we improve the quality of cataract services for all? A global scoping review

M Yoshizaki, J Ramke, JH Zhang… - Clinical & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cataract is a leading cause of blindness and vision impairment globally.
Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed operations worldwide, but good …

Equity and blindness: closing evidence gaps to support universal eye health

J Ramke, AB Zwi, A Palagyi, I Blignault… - Ophthalmic …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Purpose: The World Health Organization Program for the Prevention of Blindness
adopted the principles of universal health coverage (UHC) in its latest plan, Universal Eye …

Variations and trends in health burden of visual impairment due to cataract: a global analysis

M He, W Wang, W Huang - Investigative Ophthalmology & …, 2017 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the global trends in health burden of people visually impaired from
cataract in terms of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) and its correlations with national …

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐and middle‐income countries

J Ramke, J Petkovic, V Welch… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in low‐and middle‐income countries
(LMICs), and the prevalence is inequitably distributed between and within countries …

Prevalence of visual impairment and outcomes of cataract surgery in Chaonan, South China

X Zhang, EY Li, CKS Leung, DC Musch, X Tang… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment (VI),
and report the outcomes of cataract surgery in Chaonan Region, Guangdong Province …

Strategies for cataract and uncorrected refractive error case finding in India: Costs and cost-effectiveness at scale

B Wong, K Singh, RC Khanna, T Ravilla… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background India has the largest number of individuals suffering from visual impairment and
blindness in the world. Recent surveys indicate that demand-based factors prevent more …

Barriers for poor cataract surgery uptake among patients with operable cataract in a program of outreach screening and low-cost surgery in rural China

XJ Zhang, V Jhanji, CKS Leung, EY Li, Y Liu… - Ophthalmic …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: To identify the reasons for poor uptake of cataract surgery in a program of outreach
screening and low-cost surgery in Pucheng County, a rural area in northwestern China …

Changing trends of blindness, visual impairment and cataract surgery in Bhutan: 2009–2018

NT Lepcha, IP Sharma, YD Sapkota, T Das… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To obtain new rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) data on the
prevalence, causes and trends of blindness, visual impairment and cataract surgery; and …