Prevalence, causes of blindness, visual impairment and cataract surgical services in Sindhudurg district on the western coastal strip of India

Background : Konkan coast of India is geographically distinct and its pattern of blindness has never been mapped. Aim : To study the prevalence and causes of blindness and cataract surgical services in Sindhudurg district of West Coast. Subjects : Individual aged > 50 years. Materials and Methods...

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Main Authors:	Shailbala Patil, Parikshit Gogate, Siddharth Vora, Sachin Ainapure, Ramkrishna N Hingane, Anil N Kulkarni, B R Shammanna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:	Blindness cataract eye lens risk factors treatment of cataract Low vision care multiple disabilities and visual impairment reading performance Accommodation presbyopia supraciliary segment implants Amblyopia citicoline patching Corneal endothelium human corneal endothelial precursor cells in vitro expansion sphere forming assay thermo-reversible gelation polymer transportation Endophthalmitis explantation fungal intraocular lens postoperative recurrent Colour perception learning disabilities school children stereo acuity testability visual acuity Contracted socket dermis fat graft porous orbital implant reconstruction Glucose in vitro anticataract lens Moringa oliefera ′BARC I-125 Ocu-Prosta seeds′ choroidal melanoma ciliary body melanoma Episcleral plaque brachytherapy retinal angioma retinoblastoma vasoproliferative tumor Congenital glaucoma gonioscopy Retcam Acoustic features A-scan B-scan choroidal mass ultrasound biomicroscopy Cataract surgery education informed consent multimedia rural health Lagophthalmos silicone sling temporalis muscle Contrast sensitivity function disability function peak multiple sclerosis spatial frequency Congenital cataract developmental cataract outcome vision function Bacterial extracellular enzymes keratitis toxins Exotropic Duane retraction syndrome periosteal fixation strabismus surgery vertical rectus transposition Descemet′s stripping endothelial keratoplasty complications donor dislocation endothelial cell loss graft failure management Glaucoma glaucoma experimental parapapillary atrophy Juvenile open angle glaucoma juvenile glaucoma primary trabeculectomy trabeculectomy in young Collagen cross linking keratoconus topography guided custom ablation treatment topography guided photoablation Azithromycin chloramphenicol fluoroquinolone non-chlamydia conjunctival bacteria Ethiopia near vision prevalence of blindness visual outcome
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Prevalence, causes of blindness, visual impairment and cataract surgical services in Sindhudurg district on the western coastal strip of India

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