BACKGROUND A recently published, population based survey of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China reported on low vision, blindness, and blinding conditions. This paper presents detailed findings from that survey regarding cataract, including prevalence, cataract surgical coverage, surgical outcome, and barriers to use of services. METHODS The Tibet Eye Care Assessment (TECA) was a preva...

AIM To describe Cataract Surgical Coverage (CSC) as an indicator to measure the impact of cataract intervention programmes. METHODS AND MATERIALS Cataract Surgical Coverage, both for 'eyes' as well as 'persons', was calculated from community based surveys conducted in 19 rural districts in the south-west and one urban district in the north-west of India. RESULTS Cataract Surgical Coverage (...

This study determined trends in the contributions of the public and private sectors to the cataract surgery output in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Data about cataract surgeries performed at surgical centres throughout the nation were extracted from patient charts for a 5-year period from 2006 to 2010. Of the total 516 273 surgeries performed in 2010, more were done in public sector centres (61...

OBJECTIVES In sub-Saharan Africa, cataract surgical services are highly inadequate and surgical uptake for cataract is low. This paper describes cataract surgical uptake among older adults in Ghana. METHODS This work was based on World Health Organization's multi-country Study on global Ageing and adult health (SAGE), conducted in six countries including Ghana. Wave one of SAGE in Ghana was c...

AIM To determine sex inequalities in cataract blindness and surgical services in south India. METHODS Details of lens status and cataract surgery were recorded for subjects aged 50 years and older identified through cluster sampling as part of population based cross sectional assessments of cataract blindness and surgical outcomes in three districts of south India. RESULTS Females were less...

Trabeculectomy is a gold standard filtration procedure in the management of glaucoma. However, small incision cataract surgery with trabeculectomy combined surgical for coexisting glaucoma and cataract. The final success rate related to minimizing intraocular pressure (IOP) depends on follow-up duration assessment criteria. This study was aimed evaluate long term control morphology bleb cases u...

AIMS To provide an overview of cataract data in Suriname and to describe and evaluate a programme to control cataract blindness in a developing country. DESIGN Evaluation of hospital data and findings from a population-based cross-sectional survey. METHODS The implementation of a new cataract surgical intervention programme was described and retrospectively evaluated by analysing the number...

OBJECTIVE Inequalities in cataract blindness are well known, but data are rarely disaggregated to explore the combined effects of a range of axes describing social disadvantage. We examined inequalities in cataract blindness and services at the intersection of three social axes. METHODS Three dichotomous social variables (sex (male/female); place of residence (urban/rural); literacy (literate...

Introduction According to the World Health Organization, at present there are 45 million people blind, worldwide, and 135 million are visually disabled, and depend on family support or care on a daily basis. Annually about 1-2 million people become blind and cataract is a major cause of blindness accounting for more than 50 percent of blindness burden. Prevalence of cataract is higher in develo...

OBJECTIVES To measure the productivity of cataract surgeons in Africa and assess the factors that predict high productivity. METHODS A questionnaire on productivity and working environments was sent to all cataract surgeons trained in Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. In addition, 2 meetings and in-depth discussions were held to elicit information on strategies to improve productivity amon...