Population based outcomes of cataract surgery in three tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, India: risk factors for poor outcomes.

PURPOSE: To report visual outcomes and risk factors for poor outcomes of cataract surgery in three Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) areas of Andhra Pradesh, India. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using validated Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) methodology, a population based cross-sec...

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Main Authors: Rohit C Khanna, Srinivasa Reddy Pallerla, Shiva Shankar Eeda, Bala Krishna Gudapati, Sandra D Cassard, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Oliver D Schein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3342298?pdf=render